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First Look at ABQ Mayoral Race

September 5, 2025

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look ahead to Albuquerque’s mayoral election. In an effort to fairly give all seven candidates airtime over the next few weeks, our team set a threshold for who would qualify for a one-on-one interview based on fundraising and petition signatures. Those interviews are forthcoming. This week, correspondent…

Election Map Controversy; NM Rivers Still Drying

August 29, 2025

A yellow outline of New Mexico’s state flag is centered between a blue Democratic donkey and a red Republican elephant, both decorated with stars, against a colorful cosmic background.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, national headlines on the redrawing of congressional maps have hit our state. Host Nash Jones spoke with Democratic state Sen. Harold Pope, one of two lawmakers who stepped down from the New Mexico Redistricting Task Force. Pope tells Nash why Republican gerrymandering in other states led him to quit…