Episodes
NM Lawmakers Pass Funding Bills in Special Session
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we report from the special legislative session at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe, where lawmakers quickly passed a…
Read More...COVID Vax Confusion; Suicide Prevention Month
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we speak with the state Health Department’s chief medical officer to clear up confusion around COVID vaccine access…
Read More...Two ABQ Mayoral Hopefuls; NMiF Heads to the Fair
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we conclude our interviews with Albuquerque mayoral candidates when political newcomer Mayling Armijo and City Councilor Louie Sanchez…
Read More...Santa Fe, ABQ Mayor Races; Ranked Voting Primer
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we return to Albuquerque’s upcoming mayoral election with a pair of interviews: one with incumbent Tim Keller and…
Read More...First Look at ABQ Mayoral Race
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…
Read More...Election Map Controversy; NM Rivers Still Drying
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…
Read More...Trump Medicaid Cuts; Wastewater Use Could Expand
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we return to our conversation with Host Nash Jones and Democratic U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, as the…
Read More...Deadline for Education Fixes Looms; Biz on the Rez
This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Nash Jones heads to the Mescalero Apache Reservation for a community feedback meeting organized by the state’s…
Read More...Housing Gaps and Pollution in NM After Fed Shifts
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we zero-in on two pressing issues facing our state: a housing crisis and threats to our air, water…
Read More...Immigration Enforcement and Advocacy in NM
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look at immigration in New Mexico — from detention to policymaking, enforcement and advocacy. Cibola County…
Read More...Recovery in Ruidoso; Public Broadcasting Funds Cut
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we head to Ruidoso just days after deadly flooding hit the area. Reporter Cailley Chella visited the village…
Read More...How Trump’s Spending Bill Could Reshape NM
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill and dig into a few key changes coming to…
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