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Our Mayoral Election Series Concludes; ‘Officer-Induced Jeopardy’
Something wicked this way comes… Wait. That’s something else and, of course, I am not Ray Bradbury. What I meant to…
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Gov. Lujan Grisham Weighs in on the Special Session
The governor and Legislature are co-equal branches of the state government. So, they don’t always see eye-to-eye, which in terms…
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Special Session in Santa Fe Moves Swiftly as Five Bills Pass
Lawmakers passed a handful of bills favored by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a two-day special legislative session that…
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We All Have a Role to Play in Preventing Suicide
More people took their own lives last year in New Mexico than the year before. New data from the state…
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What it Means for Indigenous People to Tell Their Own Stories
In the opening scene of Pueblo Revolt, a play set in what’s now New Mexico in the late 1600s, Isleta Pueblo…
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New Mexico’s Billion-Dollar Oilfield Orphans
A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is…
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How We’re Covering Crowded Fields in Mayoral Races
Many of you have likely noticed that New Mexico in Focus is no longer in the debate-hosting game when election…
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NM environment official recommends Bishop’s Lodge receive controversial sewage permit
Final approval by department secretary required by Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New…
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NMiF Takes a First Glance at the Albuquerque Mayoral Race
While the midterm elections aren’t until next year, which will also see a governor’s race in New Mexico, local elections…
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ACLU-NM sues over detention of DACA recipient held in New Mexico ICE detention center
by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. A 28-year-old…
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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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