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Episode 1: New Mexico’s Road to the Vote

Illustration of torch-bearing woman labeled "VOTES FOR WOMEN" walks across the western U.S. into the east.

The American Southwest played a key role in the woman suffrage battle, as Western states led the charge to ratify the 19th Amendment. New Mexico’s fight to ensure women the right to vote, however, had a much different trajectory. After the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the United States took over the territory once belonging…

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Counting down the top stories of 2017, part 1

NMiF: Top Stories of 2017

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant and a special Line panel of local journalists begin a countdown of the top stories of 2017. They discuss five of those topics this week, including the veto showdown at the Roundhouse and the impact of President Trump’s administration on New Mexico during the past…

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