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YNMG & COVID: To Be Heard And Counted

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Episode 49 is all about the elections that are still coming up and the 2020 census. Advocates tell us that New Mexico is hard to count because it’s big, area-wise, and because plenty of communities are intentionally discouraged from filling it out through fear tactics. The census determines how much federal funding comes to the state for all…

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COVID-19 Response: Walking The COVID Beat

A person sits on a convenience store curb as the sun sets.

Episode 48 dives back into how the pandemic is affecting people experiencing homelessness as the weeks drag on. KUNM News Director Hannah Colton goes further into the story of the city breaking up encampments, despite the CDC advising against it in this time, and she brings us the perspective of Cypher Johnson, who’s passing through Albuquerque…

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