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Redistricting Red and Blue
Here at New Mexico in Focus, we have the privilege and challenge of analyzing complex governmental systems and processes that…
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American children have more access to firearms and they’re bringing them to school
by Mia Casas, KUNM News This story was originally published at KUNM, a NMPBS partner. Last Thursday, five guns were…
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Oil and Gas Forecast for New Mexico’s San Juan Basin: Going, Going …
An updated Bureau of Land Management report offers a mixed outlook for oil and gas production in the state’s second…
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Hospitals on the brink
A court settlement revealed that a lobbying group opposing medical malpractice reform was funded by personal injury lawyers — but…
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Trump’s Medicaid Surgery Could Paralyze NM
Here at New Mexico in Focus, we have the privilege and challenge of analyzing complex governmental systems and processes that…
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Native Entrepreneurs are Changing Rez Life
Green fields and a basketball hoop line the road to Roddell Denetso’s sports apparel shop in Shiprock, a town on…
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‘Forever chemicals’ detected in Clovis-area blood tests, New Mexico environmental officials say
by Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Blood tests…
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“Memories that do not heal”: the legacy of uranium mining at Laguna Pueblo
Following passage of the Radiation and Exposure and Compensation Act expansion, which includes post-1971 miners for the first time, Searchlight…
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The Ant Under the Magnifying Glass
As the Trump administration rolls back regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, we’re taking time on the show to understand…
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Study explores how ABQ, Santa Fe could make dent in housing shortage with ‘dorm-style’ units
by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Researchers with…
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WNMU regents ax Joseph Shepard’s severance and teaching contract
The new board members who took this action acknowledge that the move leaves Shepard’s status “in limbo,” but the vote…
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Immigration Enforcement in New Mexico: What Role (If Any) Should State and Local Governments Play?
You’ve likely seen videos from across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, clad in masks, detaining people…
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