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Tax Help for Tax Season

By Myah Wilmarth | March 13, 2020

March 13, 2020 – It’s tax season! Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with CPA Tamara Beall of REDW, Jeffrey Ledbetter of United Way of Central NM’s…

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Our Land: Cochiti Pueblo Opposes National Monument Expansion

By Myah Wilmarth | March 13, 2020

March 13, 2020 – On a recent episode of Our Land, we talked about public lands in New Mexico. They hold different meanings for different…

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Managing COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus, in New Mexico

By Myah Wilmarth | March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with Dr. Chad Smelser, an epidemiologist at the New Mexico Department of Health, to talk…

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Socialism: Definition and Symbolism

By Myah Wilmarth | March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020 – After Super Tuesday, Democratic voters have winnowed the field of presidential hopefuls down to two major candidates who are separated by…

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Good Government in Practice: New Mexico Ethics Commission

By Myah Wilmarth | February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with the executive director of the New Mexico Ethics Commission, Jeremy Farris. Decades in the making, the commission…

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Your NM Government: Legislative Session Overview

By Myah Wilmarth | February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020 – Correspondent Gwyneth Doland travels to the Roundhouse to get a feel for how lawmakers think the session went. The focus in…

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Our Land: Public Lands from Mountains to Monuments – New Mexico’s Public Lands

By Myah Wilmarth | February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020 – More than a third of New Mexico is public land meant for diverse users – whether hikers, hunters, horseback riders or…

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Your NM Government: Reforming the State’s Public Employment Pension Program

By Myah Wilmarth | February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020 – New Mexico’s public pension fund is $7 billion in the hole. If lawmakers do nothing it won’t be able to pay…

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American Indian Day at the Roundhouse

By Myah Wilmarth | February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales also traveled to the Roundhouse to speak with tribal leaders on American Indian Day, February 7th. The day…

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“The Mesa” Podcast Reexamines the West Mesa Murders

By Myah Wilmarth | February 10, 2020

February 7, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with Tierna Unruh-Enos, who this week began a podcast called The Mesa, about the unsolved…

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Your NM Government: Good Government at the Legislature

By Myah Wilmarth | February 7, 2020

February 7, 2020 – The state House passed its version of the budget this week, but good government groups say lawmakers didn’t allocate enough money…

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Sports Betting at New Mexico’s Tribal Casinos

By Myah Wilmarth | February 3, 2020

January 31, 2020 – With the Super Bowl coming up this weekend, New Mexico in Focus turns its attention to sports betting at Native casinos.…