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2023 Revisited: Constitutional Rights of Unhoused & Celebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look back at some of our stories and interviews from the last year. U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice’s police reform…

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Spike in Migrant Deaths & Potential Impact of Redrawn Congressional Map

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two journalists, Lauren Villagran of USA Today and Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times, about their yearlong investigation into a spike in migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border.  Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed Republicans a defeat when the justices…

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