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Shine a Light

By Jeff Proctor March 20, 2026

James Madison was born 275 years and three days ago as I sit here now, wrestling with the tyranny of the blank page that confronts me. That was March 16, 1751, for…

Gov. Lujan Grisham on Everything — an Annual Tradition

By Jeff Proctor March 13, 2026

On this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, you’ll hear a lot from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who just passed the signing-day deadline following her final regular legislative session in office. Host Nash Jones…

Newly Elected Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Leaders Sit Together to Talk Priorities and Collaboration

By Nash Jones March 6, 2026

The Albuquerque City Council and Bernalillo County Commission are two hugely powerful legislative bodies that serve largely the same people. That means overlapping, interconnected issues: a housing shortage, homelessness on…

Indigenously Positive Returns — With Science

By Jeff Proctor February 27, 2026

After a fantastic run last year, I am delighted to say that Indigenously Positive, our collaboration with nonprofit newsroom New Mexico In Depth, returns this week to kick off Season 2.  I’ve written before…

Jam-Packed Session Puts Process Under the Microscope

By Lou DiVizio February 23, 2026

A whirlwind of a 30-day legislative session has come to a close in Santa Fe. The priority of these shorter, even-year sessions is of course the budget, but every year it seems the governor…