Episodes
NM Attorney General Explains Desire to Take Over Yazzie-Martinez Case & Gallup-McKinley County Schools Investigation
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Attorney General Raúl Torrez explains two recent decisions involving education in our state. In partnership with New Mexico In Depth,…
Read More...The Future of Fire in New Mexico & Expanding STEAM Education
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus hosts a three-part roundtable conversation with U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester Michiko Martin, Santa…
Read More...Fallout from the Governor’s Move Against Guns & Price Transparency at NM Hospitals
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we address Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days.…
Read More...Remembering Gov. Bill Richardson, NM’s ‘Significant’ Water Challenges & Santa Fe Mansion Tax
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died last week. NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts two special panel discussions about Richardson’s impact…
Read More...U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez & Federal Complaint Filed over Torrance County Detention Facility
This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background,…
Read More...New Mexico’s Nuclear Underground: An Our Land Special
This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that…
Read More...Restorative Justice, Nuclear Impacts on Indigenous Communities & The Future of New Mexico in Focus
This week on New Mexico in Focus, executive producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green,…
Read More...Gene Grant Says Goodbye to New Mexico in Focus
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we say goodbye to a mainstay at NMPBS, Gene Grant. Gene’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of…
Read More...Cerro Pelado Fire Update, NM Water Allocation & UNM Takes Over Medical Services at MDC
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant talks to the Line Opinion Panel about a report from the U.S. Forest Service that shows they…
Read More...Oppenheimer’s Legacy in New Mexico, Former UNM AD Acquitted & Actors/Writers Strike Escalates
This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line Opinion Panel rejoins the show. After the release of the film Oppenheimer, Gene Grant asks the panel…
Read More...$485M Foster Care Abuse Jury Award, Former UNM Athletic Director on Trial & Redistricting Lawsuits
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant discusses the recent $485 million jury award on behalf of an 8-year-old girl. The lawsuit, first filed in 2019,…
Read More...Analyzing New Mexico’s Journalism Ecosystem Pt. 2
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we finish our deep dive into the state’s evolving journalism ecosystem. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor opens the show with…
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