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APD on Its Own

By Jeff Proctor May 30, 2025

Public attention has waned, as it so often does, during the last few years of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department. A post-COVID spike in crime, presidential politics, a…

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The 11-Year Police Reform Effort in Albuquerque Should Not End ‘With a Whimper’

By Jeff Proctor May 23, 2025

I have written many thousands of words about police violence in Albuquerque, the city that has allowed me space to make a home for 23 years — nearly half my…

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Volunteer programs halted across New Mexico with AmeriCorps ‘in shambles’

By Nash Jones May 16, 2025

This week New Mexico in Focus took on the dismantling of an agency that’s made service to others part of the nation’s fabric for over three decades: AmeriCorps. This continues…

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Powwow Class Gives Urban Native Families Space to Celebrate Culture

By Myah Wilmarth May 12, 2025

Niko DeRoin-Silva has been in the powwow arena since she could walk.   She was too young to remember that time, but relatives of hers speak about it fondly. Growing up…

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After 100 days, Trump’s impact on NM. And after nearly 2 years, NMiF welcomes a new host

By Nash Jones May 2, 2025

I’m incredibly proud that this week’s show is my first as host of New Mexico in Focus. It’s timely and important, aligns with my journalistic values, and I think you’ll…