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AmeriCorps Axed; Shooting Survivor Sues Rio Arriba

Close-up of a red jacket featuring an AmeriCorps 20 Years patch.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that’s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide — from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a…

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Shaky NM Water Infrastructure; Power in Powwows

A reservoir with low water levels bordered by rocky terrain and a hillside under a cloudy sky.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews NMPBS General Manager Franz Joachim, who lays out the facts on what President Trump’s executive order to end federal funding for public media could mean here at home.   The dam that creates the El Vado Reservoir on the Rio Chama Tributary is leaking…

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