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A SNAP benefits icon is superimposed over a statue of three children in front of the New Mexico State Capitol building.

Tug-Of-War Over Feeding Americans in Need Ends, Though New Mexico Was Ready if It Hadn’t

By Nash Jones November 14, 2025

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history has come to an end, and with it a tug-of-war over the nation’s largest anti-hunger program: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known…

Two mayoral candidates speak at separate campaign events; one gestures with a microphone, the other stands behind a podium with supporters and a campaign sign.

Forecasting December’s Election Encore

By Lou DiVizio November 7, 2025

Election Day is romanticized in newsrooms across the country: the privilege to cover the events of a day where individuals wield influence over a political system that more often makes…

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Into the Woods with NM Search and Rescue

By Jeff Proctor October 31, 2025

This week’s show once again finds us outside the NMiF studio and — in one segment, way outside the studio. A couple of weekends ago, I joined Correspondent Elizabeth Miller…

Two people sit at a table in a studio setting with "Mexico in Focus" displayed on a screen behind them; one has papers, the other is smiling and holding up two fingers.

Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman on the Importance of Independent Journalism in Fighting for Peace and Democracy

By Nash Jones October 24, 2025

Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of “Democracy Now!” told me she considers New Mexico the show’s second home. When I welcomed her to the state in a small public…

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Our Mayoral Election Series Concludes; ‘Officer-Induced Jeopardy’

By Jeff Proctor October 17, 2025

Something wicked this way comes…  Wait. That’s something else and, of course, I am not Ray Bradbury. What I meant to say is that Election Day rapidly approaches — Nov.…