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Reporting on the 2023 Legislative Session | In Context / Your NM Government

New Mexico in Focus Political Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches up with a group of up-and-coming…

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Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby

3.17.2023 – The state Senate has included a 5-cent increase to state alcohol taxes in…

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Javier Martinez Interview

12.30.22 – New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with House Speaker Nominee…

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What We Learned About Water in 2022

12.23.2022 – Stacy Timmons, Associate Director of Hydrogeology Programs at the New Mexico Bureau of…

Upending the West’s Water Narratives

12.23.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography,…

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Frontline Reporter Shares Experiences from War in Ukraine

12.15.22– Senior Producer Lou DiVizio talks with a journalist and filmmaker who spent the last…

Addressing NM’s Alcohol Problem

12.15.2022- In collaboration with New Mexico In Depth, Gene Grant hosts a roundtable discussion about…

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‘Shutter’: Behind Diné Author’s Debut Novel

11.25.2022- Correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with a Navajo novelist to talk about her new…

‘Missing in New Mexico Day’

10.21.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with New Mexico Secretary of Indian Affairs…

NM Senator Questions Long Term Fiscal Implications of Constitutional Amendment 1

10.14.22 – A New Mexico State Senator explains his opposition towards Constitutional Amendment 1, which…

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Frontline Reporter Shares Experiences from War in Ukraine

10.07.22– Senior Producer Lou DiVizio talks with a journalist and filmmaker who spent the last…

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Teacher Perspective on Constitutional Amendment 1

09.30.22 –Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with three people entrenched in education in our…

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2022 Navy Week in Albuquerque

09.16.22 –Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with three members of the U.S. Navy to…

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NMDOH Explains New COVID-19 Boosters

09.16.22 – Gene Grant speaks with the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health to…

Addressing Homelessness Through Harm Reduction

09.09.22- Gene Grant speaks with two leaders at an Albuquerque nonprofit, dedicated to giving unhoused…

‘Shutter’: Behind Navajo Novelist’s Debut Book

09.02.2022- Correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with a Navajo novelist to talk about her new…

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Heat Waves and Bird Deaths

9.2.2022 –Worldwide, heat waves are increasing in severity and frequency. University of New Mexico Professor…

Albuquerque City Councilor Explains Votes on Homeless Camps

8.26.2022 – Gene Grant speaks with Albuquerque’s District 4 City Councilor Brook Bassan about council’s…

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Pt.2 Understanding Alcohol’s Impact in New Mexico

08.19.2022- Continuing the second half of our conversation on alcohol in New Mexico, Gene Grant…

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Pt.1 Understanding Alcohol’s Impact in New Mexico

08.19.2022- In collaboration with New Mexico In Depth, Gene Grant hosts a roundtable discussion about…

Concern Over Nuclear Disposal Plan

7.29.2022 – As former chair of the New Mexico State Legislature’s interim committee on Radioactive…

Pope Francis stands between to tribal elders in traditional outfits and delivers an apology for boarding schools.

Historic Apology from the Pope

7.29.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with two members of the National Native American Boarding…

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Climate Change ‘Outpaced’ Fire Protocols

7.22.2022 – It’s been a devastating fire season in New Mexico, with hot, dry, and…

Transparency Concerns Over New CYFD Committee

7.22.2022 – Journalists, government watchdogs and citizens have become frustrated with the lack of transparency…

NM Gun Owner Calls for Reform

7.15.2022 – Gun sales are growing, especially as manufacturers target customers with marketing about personal…

Legal Perspective on Roe V. Wade Reversal & NM Executive Action

07.01.22- This week on New Mexico in Focus, background on two controversial decisions from the…

NM Secretary of State Addresses Otero Co. Saga

6.24.2022 –Senior Producer Lou DiVizio talks one-on-one with Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver about…

Firefighters working on the side of a road working on the Black Fire.

Black Fire Grows to NM’s Third Largest

5.27.2022 – In the Gila National Forest, the Black Fire ignited on May 13—and has…

Upending the West’s Water Narratives

5.20.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography,…

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Understanding Extreme Winds

5.13.2022 – New Mexicans know all about gusty spring winds. But what we’re experiencing this…

A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety front cover.

Coping with Climate Anxiety

5.13.2022 – Sarah Jaquette Ray’s 2020 book, “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to…

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NM Reaction to Catholic Apology to Canada for Boarding Schools

4.29.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with two members of the National Native American Boarding…

New Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats

4.22.2022 –Park Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in the western United…

What Do We Do now?

4.22.2022 –Fire season for 2022 saw an early start, with some prescribed burns swelling out…

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Assessing the Efficiency of Relief Payments

4.8.2022 – New Mexico State University Professor Emeritus Dr. James Peach joins the program to…

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Cake and Culture with Baker Liz Howdy

December 17, 2021 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales introduces us to Navajo baker Liz Howdy. Find…