In Focus

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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…

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Sustaining Journalism in New Mexico

4.1.2022 – Times are tough for many news outlets in New Mexico and that means…

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Duke City Diaries

3.18.2022 – Visual artist Frank Blazquez shares insights into his process creating the documentary series…

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Russian-American in New Mexico Organizes Rally for Peace

3.18.2022 – Concerned citizens around the globe are speaking out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…

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Transparency in NM Government

3.11.2022 – Days ahead of Sunshine Week, correspondent Gwyneth Doland talks with the executive director…

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NM Infrastructure Priorities with Martin Chávez

3.11.2022 – Former Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chávez explains how he’s approaching his new position as…

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Ukrainian Americans of New Mexico

3.4.2022 – A group of Ukrainian Americans here in New Mexico is trying to raise…

UNM’s New Director of Africana Studies

2.24.2022 – After more than 20 years at the University of New Mexico, Dr. Kirsten…

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Eternal Harvest: The Legacy of American Bombs in Laos

This month marks 40 years since the US withdrawal of all American troops in Vietnam.…

San Juan Generating Station

The future of the San Juan Generating Station is currently under evaluation by the Public…

Fort Sill Apache Tribe Seeks Gaming Compact

The New Mexico Supreme Court recently rejected a petition from the Fort Sill Apache Tribe that…

Jewish Survey

A survey of the Jewish community in New Mexico uncovered some surprising new information. NMiF…

Cancer Treatment in New Mexico

Producer Sarah Gustavus speaks with Dr. Angela Wandinger-Ness from the UNM Cancer Center about innovations…

March 27, 2015 – The rate of gun-related deaths in New Mexico is higher than the…

Remembering Dr. George Fischbeck

Today we honor the life and legacy of Dr. George Fischbeck. Local media in Los Angeles…

Atrisco Land Grant Legacy

NMiF Correspondent Floyd Vasquez sits down with Peter Sanchez, CEO of the Atrisco Companies, to…

Legislature 2015: Ethics

The resignation of Senator Phil Griego has many people talking again about ethics and ethics…

Skandera Responds to Student Protests and Talks About Education Priorities

New Mexico Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera sits down with New Mexico in Focus producer…

Police Oversight

The new Albuquerque Police Oversight Board met recently met for the first time. The board…

2015 Legislature: Right To Work

Right to work legislation has received a lot of attention in the 2015 legislative session. Governor Susana Martinez…

Student Protests

Students in New Mexico made local and national headlines this week when they walked…

Gila River Diversion Project

State lawmakers recently considered a handful of bills that dealt with the Gila River. The future of the…

Rep. Lujan Grisham Wants Special Prosecutors for Police-Involved Shootings

US Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham is backing legislation in Congress that would require special prosecutors…

2015 Legislature: Transparency in Government

This week, NMiF correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks lawmakers and advocates at the Roundhouse about proposals to increase transparency in campaign…

Black History Month: Ed Lewis

Host Gene Grant sat down with Ed Lewis last year, the man behind “Essence” and…

Proposed Santolina Development

A new proposal to develop land west of Albuquerque is a topic of intense…