Episodes
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…
Read More...Medical Mushrooms & CYFD Reforms Become State Law
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…
Read More...The State of Local Media in 2025
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…
Read More...An ‘Indigenously Positive’ Special
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Indigenously Positive takes the spotlight with stories and perspectives from Native people and communities across the state. The…
Read More...New Head of ACLU of NM; No Kings Protest
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we sit down with Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico to discuss…
Read More...Juneteenth and Pride in NM; IAIA Funds Threatened
This week on New Mexico in Focus, questions remain for Santa Fe’s Institute of the American Indian Arts as the school’s federal funding is threatened…
Read More...Fire Season in NM; Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we dig into this year’s ongoing fire season. In 2022, the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burned more than…
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