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Albuquerque Expands ‘Home for Life’ Program

June 4, 2021 – Looking to leverage what has traditionally been a low cost of living…

Albuquerque Journal Photo Editor Retires

June 4, 2021 – Albuquerque Journal photojournalist and photo editor Dean Hanson calls it a career after 35 years…

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Outdoor Science Lab Loses Funding

May 28, 2021 – Since the 1990s, the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program has brought tens…

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Mental Health Awareness in Indian Country

May 28, 2021 – Antonia Gonzales gathers a group of experts to talk about bringing…

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Protecting Vulnerable Waterways

May 21, 2021 – In March, the pueblos of Jemez and Laguna filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental…

Senator Ben Ray Luján

May 21, 2021 – US Sen. Ben Ray Luján is the new freshman senator from New Mexico – and the first Hispanic senator…

CD1 Candidate Conversations: Libertarian Chris Manning

May 14, 2021 – Early voting has begun in the special election to fill Deb…

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CD1 Candidate Conversations: Democrat Melanie Stansbury

May 7, 2021 – The Democratic candidate to fill the vacant seat in the 1st…

CD1 Candidate Conversations: Republican Mark Moores

May 7, 2021 – Early voting has begun in the special election to fill Deb…

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Civil Rights and the Chauvin Verdict

April 23, 2021 – A group of leading civil rights attorneys gathers for a discussion…

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Former Governor Gary Johnson

April 23, 2021 – The co-hosts of the NMPBS podcast Growing Forward speak with former…

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

April 23, 2021 – The co-hosts of the NMPBS podcast Growing Forward speak with Gov.…

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Rep. Angelica Rubio on Environmental Legislation

April 16, 2021 – Among the top priorities for New Mexico State Rep. Angelica Rubio,…

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Youth United for Climate Crisis Action

April 16, 2021 – Climate change and the environment were among the many issues New…

UNM Hospital Announces Stroke Center

April 2, 2021 – Stroke patients in New Mexico now have faster and more effective treatment resources available…

Recreational Cannabis Roadblocks

March 5, 2021 – In this excerpt from the Growing Forward podcast, hosts Andy Lyman…

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Lobbying During a Pandemic

January 29, 2021 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs interviews New Mexico In Depth reporter Bryan Metzger about…

Musicians Muted by Pandemic

January 22, 2021 – The entertainment industry is hurting in New Mexico. With Covid-19 infections…

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Wildfire’s Impact on Mexican Wolves

6.17.2022 – More than 20 years ago, in 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

Reporting Challenges During Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire

6.17.2022 – Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus talks with two reporters about their experiences…

Primary Election Assessment with Common Cause New Mexico

6.9.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio also discusses the outcome of this week’s Primary Election,…

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Preventing School Violence

6.3.2022 –Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with an education expert to discuss solutions put forward…

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Investigating Missing and Murdered Cases in The Navajo Nation

5.27.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales sits down with the FBI’s top agent in New Mexico…

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Responds to Fires

5.27.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich talks with correspondent Laura Paskus about New Mexico’s wildfire season,…

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Wildfire Mapping

5.20.2022 – Using public data from the U.S. Forest Service, Steve Bassett, Director of Planning…

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NM Childcare Benefit Expansions

5.13.2022 – Producer Lou DiVizio catches up with New Mexico’s Secretary of Childhood Education and…

What’s Next for the Rio Grande Sun?

5.6.22 –The new ownership group of the Rio Grande Sun has raised more than a…

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Rio Grande Sun’s Impact and Challenges

5.6.22 – Host Gene Grant continues his conversation with the now former editor and publisher…

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Growing Up in the Sun Newsroom

5.6.22 – A lot of talented reporters have started their careers in the Rio Grande…

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Behind the Rio Grande Sun’s History and Sale

5.6.22 – The Rio Grande Sun was established in October of 1956. It was started…

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NM Natural Resources Trustee on Ft. Wingate Settlement

4.29.2022 – The U.S. Army has reached a settlement of $1.5M that will go towards…

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Fighting More Than Fire

4.22.2022 – As the nation’s wildlands burn with increasing intensity, fires are taking a bigger…

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Wildland Firefighters Update

4.22.2022 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus catches up with former wildland firefighter Jonathan Golden to talk…

Preparing for Fire Season

4.22.2022 –Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied…

Wildfire Notifications & Resources

4.22.2022 –Eytan Krasilovsky is the deputy director of the Forest Stewards Guild. He explains the…

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Analyzing Latinx Voting Trends

4.15.2022 – Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with an expert on Latinx voting trends to…