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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we break down a handful of new state laws. For years, reporters Ed Williams of Searchlight New Mexico and Taylor Velazquez of KUNM News have documented the shortcomings and failures of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. In their conversation with host Nash Jones, the pair discuss…

This week is our annual Fourth of July ‘State of Local Media’ special. Late last year, Jay Newton-Small stepped in to lead the Albuquerque Journal following the ouster of former editor Patrick Etheridge, who was charged with shoplifting last fall. Newton-Small has been a journalist for more than two decades, writing for Time Magazine and…