Episodes
Redistricting Decisions, Hospitals at the Brink, and Fentanyl’s Impact on Crime
This week on New Mexico in Focus, The New Mexico Legislature is hard at work leading up to the holidays, making important decisions about Redistricting…
Special Session Begins, PNM Merger Struck Down & Urban Wildlife
This week on New Mexico in Focus, state lawmakers are back inside the Roundhouse this week, parsing through redistricting recommendations from a new, independent commission.…
New Wrinkles for Special Session, PNM Merger Discussion & What’s in a Name?
This week on New Mexico in Focus, lawmakers head back to the Roundhouse next week, for a Special Session to deal with redistricting. But, there…
Busting Thanksgiving Myths, Reservation Dogs Composer and PFAS Update
This week on New Mexico in Focus, November is a month dedicated to the contributions of Native Americans. Stereotypes, myths and misunderstanding of Tribes are…
Social Studies Curricula Changes, a New Approach to Water Management & Departures From the Governor’s Administration
This week on New Mexico in Focus, as COVID-19 cases continue to soar in New Mexico, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has announced plans to make…
Celebrating Joy Harjo, Our Lands Revisited, and UNM Football Player Teton Saltes Makes His Mark
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we celebrate Joy Harjo, a groundbreaking poet and New Mexico treasure. An enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek…
Election Night Reaction, Gun Ban at the State Capitol & Student Action on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
This week on New Mexico in Focus, historic turnout across New Mexico led to some eye-opening results on election night. Gene Grant breaks down the…
Potential PNM Merger Partner Avangrid’s Track Record, Film Set Tragedy & Downtown ABQ Stadium Opinions
This week on New Mexico in Focus, customers are facing some potentially big changes when it comes to the state’s electrical utility, thanks to a proposed merger between PNM…
Good Neighbors, Redistricting Committee Approves Maps & Author William deBuys
This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Citizen Redistricting Committee has wrapped up it’s work, approving a series of map proposals for redrawing election districts for the…
The Campaign Money Game, IATSE Strike Looms, and Our Land
This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel breaks down the latest campaign finance numbers in the governor’s race. While the general election…
The Albuquerque Mayoral Forum, presented by the New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative
This week on New Mexico in Focus, as voting begins in local elections across the state, NMiF teams with the New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative to present a…
Ballooning Safety, Albuquerque’s Race for Mayor and a Mystery for NM Schools
This week on New Mexico in Focus, as the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta opens this month, the National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate a fatal balloon…