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Rethinking Redistricting

September 14, 2020

Map of New Mexico, subdivided into districts.

Sept. 11, 2020 – This week we’re looking ahead to what happens when the Census count is done. State lawmakers will take those population counts and redraw district maps that could keep themselves in power for the next decade—or they could make changes that shift power into voters’ hands. Now a citizens’ task force is…

Coping With COVID During Labor Day Weekend

September 4, 2020

Composite of coronaviruses flying under a U.S. map.

September 4, 2020 – Dr. David Scrase, cabinet secretary for the Human Services Department, knows that as the Labor Day weekend approaches, New Mexicans will want to gather and may be tempted to flout public health rules on masking and social distancing. NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks to Scrase about what he and the pandemic…