Episodes

Sunshine Week, Chef Brian Yazzie, The Line

This week New Mexico in Focus pays tribute to Sunshine Week and the importance of government transparency in our democracy. Producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with the executive director of the New Mexico Press Association to talk about the importance … Continue reading Sunshine Week, Chef Brian Yazzie, The Line →

Record Low Snowpack, Former Border Control Agent Francisco Cantú, The Line

This week on New Mexico in Focus, “Our Land” looks at how the record low snowpack in New Mexico will affect the upcoming fire season. Correspondent Laura Paskus travels to Jemez Springs to meet a renowned tree ring expert who … Continue reading Record Low Snowpack, Former Border Control Agent Francisco Cantú, The Line →

School safety, DACA, The Line

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant sits down with school safety leaders to take a hard look at the local response to threats on social media against schools in New Mexico and discuss what new investments … Continue reading School safety, DACA, The Line →

Lenton Malry, Legislative Wrap-Up, Staying Safe in School

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick has an in-depth discussion with former educator and lawmaker Lenton Malry. He served in the state legislature and on the Bernalillo County commission. Malry was the first African American elected … Continue reading Lenton Malry, Legislative Wrap-Up, Staying Safe in School →

Senators Sander Rue and Jeff Steinborn on Transparency, Political Cartoons with Local Cartoonist Ricardo Caté, The Line on Increased Demand for Medical Marijuana

This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus talks with Senators Sander Rue and Jeff Steinborn about the transparency bills in this year’s legislative session. A local cartoonist joins us to talk about political cartoons. In the wake … Continue reading Senators Sander Rue and Jeff Steinborn on Transparency, Political Cartoons with Local Cartoonist Ricardo Caté, The Line on Increased Demand for Medical Marijuana →

Sandia Peak’s Record Low Snowpack, Author Annette McGivney, Governor Susana Martinez’s legacy

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus takes us to Sandia Peak for this month’s installment of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future.” She and Kerry Jones of the National Weather Service in Albuquerque … Continue reading Sandia Peak’s Record Low Snowpack, Author Annette McGivney, Governor Susana Martinez’s legacy →

Spaceport America, Sexual Harassment in the Roundhouse, The Line discusses “In-House Parole”

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant talks with Heath Haussamen of NMPolitics.net about the year’s 30-day legislative session and a bill that would allow greater secrecy for Spaceport America. Haussamen, who published an investigative series about … Continue reading Spaceport America, Sexual Harassment in the Roundhouse, The Line discusses “In-House Parole” →

Lin Farley, author of “Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job,” The Line discusses the brief government shutdown

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with Lin Farley, whose book, “Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job,” was first published in the late 1970s. For years women in the workplace … Continue reading Lin Farley, author of “Sexual Shakedown: The Sexual Harassment of Women on the Job,” The Line discusses the brief government shutdown →

KIDS COUNT Data Book, ranked choice voting, upcoming legislative session

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with Bill Jordan from New Mexico Voices for Children to discuss the latest KIDS COUNT Data Book, released this month to coincide with the start of the legislative … Continue reading KIDS COUNT Data Book, ranked choice voting, upcoming legislative session →