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Revisiting ‘Indigenously Positive’

By Jeff Proctor November 28, 2025

One day last fall, I was lunching with my friend and former colleague, Bella Davis (Yurok), when she mentioned an idea that had been percolating for her: What about a…

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.

NMiF Will Be Back Next Week

By Jeff Proctor November 21, 2025

Greetings and pre-holiday salutations, everyone. I’m just here to make sure you don’t tune in for a new episode of New Mexico in Focus this week, only to be greeted…

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…