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Housing Gaps and Pollution in NM After Fed Shifts

August 7, 2025

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…

Immigration Enforcement and Advocacy in NM

August 1, 2025

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look at immigration in New Mexico — from detention to policymaking, enforcement and advocacy.   Cibola County…

Recovery in Ruidoso; Public Broadcasting Funds Cut

July 25, 2025

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…

How Trump’s Spending Bill Could Reshape NM

July 17, 2025

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…

Medical Mushrooms & CYFD Reforms Become State Law

July 11, 2025

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…

The State of Local Media in 2025

July 3, 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…

An ‘Indigenously Positive’ Special

June 27, 2025

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…

New Head of ACLU of NM; No Kings Protest

June 20, 2025

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…

Juneteenth and Pride in NM; IAIA Funds Threatened

June 13, 2025

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…

Fire Season in NM; Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar

June 5, 2025

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…

Looking Ahead to a Post-DOJ APD

May 30, 2025

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore the future for the Albuquerque Police Department, now that an 11-year, federally mandated reform effort has…

Looking Back at APD Reform as Consent Decree Ends

May 22, 2025

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore what the end of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department means for the city.  …