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Lightening the Load for Future Generations
5.26.23 – Michelle Otero was the City of Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2018 through 2020. This year, FlowerSong Press published her prose book, Vessels: A…
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller: Housing & Homelessness
5.26.23 – Senior producer Lou DiVizio sits down with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller for an exclusive, in-depth interview. The mayor assesses the city’s growth and…
Criminal Justice Reform Vetoed by Governor
5.19.23 – A criminal justice reform bill that would have made it tougher to lock up probationers and parolees for minor, so-called “technical” violations. Gov.…
Migrants Seeking Asylum in U.S.
5.19.23 – Gene Grant asks the panel to consider the journey a migrant takes when seeking asylum and questions how this country’s immigration system can…
Balancing Act at Valles Caldera
5.19.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, Superintendent of Valles Caldera National Preserve, to talk about how the National Park Service…
Title 42 and New Mexico
5.19.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and a trio of special panelists discuss the end of Title 42. Our panelists…
Rep. Mark Duncan on Farmington Mass Shooting, Community Healing
5.19.23 – Gene Grant sits down with state Rep. Mark Duncan, (R) Kirtland, to discuss how the community in Farmington and San Juan County are…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Nuclear Waste License in NM
5.12.23 – This week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a license for Holtec International to store nuclear waste in a private site in Lea…
Management Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve
5.12.23 – The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of the most beautiful spots in the state, but its management has…
Hobbs Mayor on Ordinance That Blocks Abortion Clinics
5.5.23 – Gene sits down with Sam Cobb, mayor of Hobbs, to discuss Cobb’s decision last fall to pass an ordinance that restricts abortion access…
Climate Change and Politics
4.28.23 – This year was grim in the New Mexico Legislature for action on climate change. Lawmakers passed very few bills and those that did…
UNM Study Hopes to Break the Cycle of Dependency Using MDMA-Assisted Therapy
4.21.23 – Opioid addiction has destroyed lives and families across the country and here in New Mexico. UNM Health Sciences has been treating expectant mothers…