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Undefeated bantamweight fighter Holly Holm; Hugh Forrest of SXSW Interactive and Mellie Price of Capital Factory: Can NM Learn From Austin?

November 25, 2014

Three women posing for a picture in a gym.

This week, NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS features an interview with undefeated bantamweight fighter Holly Holm, taped not long after a bout last April in which she both won by a technical knockout and broke her arm. Referred to by many sportswriters as “one of the best female boxers of all time,” the Albuquerque native now…

Challenges Women Veterans Face, Oil Prices & the Economy, Problems at the two National Laboratories

November 19, 2014

Two women sitting at a table.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we continue our coverage of veterans’ issues with a discussion of the challenges faced by women vets. Almost 280,000 women have served post-9/11 in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a new report by the Disabled Veterans of America. While the number of male veterans is expected to decline…