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NM GOP Primary Election 2026: Turner and Rodriguez

Entrance to the Office of the Governor with the state seal, an American flag, and a New Mexico state flag visible.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, two Republican primary candidates make their case to be the next governor of New Mexico. Small business owner and charter school advocate Doug Turner tells Host Nash Jones why public education reform is near the top of his priority list. Then, cannabis CEO and former state cabinet secretary Duke Rodriguez talks…

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Forever Chemicals; Raton Outdoor Rec & Gov. Debate

A nonstick frying pan with a black handle next to a graphic of a chemical flask labeled "PFAS.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, state Environment Secretary James Kenney visits our Albuquerque studio to explain new state regulations on PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” Several areas in the state have seen PFAS contamination, including sites around Holloman and Kirtland Air Force bases where toxic firefighting foam was used for years. Runoff from the foam contaminated area groundwater,…

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