Episodes
Primary Election Analysis, ‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply & Assessing the State of Democracy in NM
This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico voters had their say at the polls this week. Our Line opinion panel breaks down all…
Preventing School Violence, PFAS Contamination in New Mexico & Interstate Highway Proposal
This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line Opinion Panel offers ideas for action after another deadly school shooting in the United States. The…
National Efforts Fighting NM Wildfires, Primary Election Preview & Missing and Murdered Investigations in The Navajo Nation
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Line Opinion Panel dives into the key races in the primary election and dissects the recent barrage…
NM’s Yazzie Martinez Draft Plan, Mapping Wildfires & Upending the West’s Water Narratives
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Line Opinion Panel reviews the state’s new draft plan to address the Yazzie Martinez lawsuit. Among other…
The Science of NM’s Extreme Winds, Wildfire Emergency & Coping with Climate Anxiety
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Line Opinion Panel takes on the issue of abortion rights, and how overturning Roe V. Wade could…
Reflecting on the Legacy of the Rio Grande Sun
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a reflection on a historic small-town paper, the Rio Grande Sun. The paper had carried the Trapp family…
Wildfires Spreading, Attorney General’s Race & Public Lands Open to Oil and Gas Leases
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a wildfire state of emergency. Our Line Opinion panel explores the action the Governor could take with more…
Wildfire Danger, Latinx Voting Analysis & Early Election Preview
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Line Opinion Panel addresses the startling number of wildfires burning in our state and the growing concern…
Assessing the Impact of Tax Rebate Checks, Recreational Cannabis Legalization & Spring Runoff Forecast
This week on New Mexico in Focus, our Line Opinion panelists assess the fast-moving special session that’s sending $500-$1500 to most New Mexican taxpayers. Plus,…
Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal, Reconciling Climate Change Through Faith & Sustaining Journalism in New Mexico
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a look behind the push to make New Mexico a dumping ground for nuclear waste from around the…
Special Session Announcement, Legal Recreational Cannabis Sales & New Mexico’s New State Engineer
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the state legislature is heading back to the Roundhouse in less than two weeks for a special session.…
NM Governor Approves Historic Budget, Executive Action on Hydrogen & Weather Modification
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a Russian-American living here in New Mexico is working to raise awareness and support for the innocent people…