Segments
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…
NM Filmmaker Premiers Documentary, ‘Oppenheimer After Trinity’
3.21.23 – Gene Grant speaks with New Mexico filmmaker Larry Sheffield about his new documentary profiling J. Robert Oppenheimer. The film pieces together old footage,…
Connecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies
This segment re-aired Friday, April 21, 2023. September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites, space shuttles, and airplanes to the dark vista of the sky, our…
Will UNM Benefit from Mountain West Rival’s Tournament Success?
4.14.23 – For the first time in conference history, the NCAA’s Mountain West saw one of its teams make it to the Final Four. The…
Bernalillo County District Attorney Explains Public Safety Priorities
4.14.23 – New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras catches up with Bernalillo County’s new district attorney, Sam Bregman. The Governor appointed Bregman, a longtime…
Improving the Health and Safety of Indigenous Mothers and Infants
4.14.23 – A new report spotlights some of the federal government’s shortcomings when it comes to Indigenous health care — specifically for mothers and newborns.…