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Updating the Response to the Yazzie Martinez Ruling

02.10.23 – NMiF Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with Thomas Saenz, the president and general…

Industry Insider Reacts to ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Charges

02.03.23 – Gene Maddaus, senior media reporter for Variety, and Gene Grant discuss the recent…

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Border Bodies: Racialized Sexuality, Sexual Capital, and Violence in the Nineteenth-Century Borderlands

01.13.2023 – New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with UNM Professor and Author…

Mayor Tim Keller Pt. 2: Homelessness & Safe Outdoor Spaces

01.06.23- Gene Grant continues his interview with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and asks about the…

Mayor Tim Keller Pt. 1: Solving Albuquerque’s Housing Crisis

01.06.23- In an exclusive interview with New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant speaks with Albuquerque…

Understanding Political Polarization and Gridlock on Capitol Hill

12.15.22 – Former U.S. Senator sits down with Senior Producer Lou DiVizio to talk about…

Modernizing the State Legislature

12.09.22 – Gene Grant catches up with Mario Jimenez from Common Cause New Mexico to…

A graphic that says "stop violence" made out of wooden letters and purple ribbons for Domestic Violence awareness.

Understanding and Preventing Domestic Violence

12.02.22 – Senior producer Lou DiVizio speaks with a former family court judge and a…

First Native American Woman in Space

11.25.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with astronaut Nicole Mann before she launched on her…

Tackling the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

11.25.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio sits down with New Mexico Secretary of Indian Affairs…

Miss Indian New Mexico 2022

11.25.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales catches up with the newly crowned Miss Indian New Mexico.…

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Assessing New Mexico’s Rental Market

11.18.22 – Gene dives into the debate surrounding the New Mexico rental market in a…

Candidate Conversations: Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez

10.21.2022 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales begins NMiF’s series of Candidate Conversations ahead of the 2022…

Navajo Nation President candidate Dr. Buu Nygren.

Candidate Conversations: Navajo Nation Presidential Candidate Dr. Buu Nygren

10.21.2022 –Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with the challenger for Navajo Nation President, Dr. Buu Nygren.…

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Incentivizing Bipartisan Collaboration in Government

10.14.22 –Senior Producer Lou DiVizio talks to representatives from two organizations who are part of…

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Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Month

10.14.22 –Two New Mexico residents who’ve dedicated their careers to preventing domestic violence share their…

Redistricting Report Reveals Public Desire for Independent Commission

10.07.22– New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with the co-author of a…

Three people lined up along a brick wall at voting tables casting their votes.

Black Voters Collaborative

09.30.22 –Gene Grant speaks with several leaders at the Black Voters Collaborative about their efforts…

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Albuquerque's newest Poet Laureate and Civil Rights Attorney, Anna C. Martinez.

ABQ Poet Laureate

09.16.22 –Gene catches up with Anna C. Martinez, a civil rights attorney and Albuquerque’s newest…

New Mexico’s 2022 Shakespeare Festival in Albuquerque

8.26.2022 – Gene Grant leads a behind-the-scenes conversation on the 2022 New Mexico Shakespeare Festival.…

Previewing the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market

08.19.2022- Correspondent Antonia Gonzales previews the 100th Santa Fe Indian Market. She speaks with the…

People dancing in the street at the 100th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup

Resilience at the 100th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup

08.12.2022- Photojournalist Benjamin Yazza captures a community coming together at the 100th Intertribal Ceremonial in…

Barbara Vigil, Secretary, New Mexico Children Youth & Families Department.

CYFD Secretary Responds to Transparency Concerns

7.22.2022 – Public outcry has been building over a new committee inside the state’s Children,…

Here, Now & Always Opens in Santa Fe

7.15.2022 – Here, Now and Always highlights Indigenous people of the southwest, showcasing never-before-seen items…

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Tax Rebate Impacts

07.01.22– New Mexico State University Economics Professor Emeritus explains the potential impacts of two rounds…

NM Childcare Expansions

07.01.22- Senior producer Lou DiVizio catches up with New Mexico’s Secretary of Childhood Education and…

Facing the Rising Sun: The Journey of African American Homesteaders in NM

07.01.22- Host Gene Grant explores the stories behind a mobile art exhibit, sharing the history…

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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…