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First Look at ABQ Mayoral Race

September 5, 2025

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…

Election Map Controversy; NM Rivers Still Drying

August 29, 2025

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…

Trump Medicaid Cuts; Wastewater Use Could Expand

August 21, 2025

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…

Deadline for Education Fixes Looms; Biz on the Rez

August 15, 2025

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…

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…