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New Year, New Correspondent

By Joshua Bowling | January 21, 2025

You’ll see a new face when you tune in to New Mexico in Focus this week, and I hope you’ll…

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For the Turnstiles

By Jeff Proctor | January 10, 2025

Alexander Uballez tossed his name in the hat to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico…

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See You in 2025

By Jeff Proctor | December 16, 2024

It’s been a long year for New Mexico in Focus, full of staffing challenges, toxic politics during a wild election…

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‘Participatory Defense’

By Jeff Proctor | December 6, 2024

I remember being struck in July by one of the signs delegates and other attendees of the Republican National Convention…

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Riding the sovereignty train, or how Ozzy Osbourne shaped my metaphorical views on being sovereign

By Shaun Griswold | November 29, 2024

Tribal sovereignty will continue to ride alongside the U.S. in a train headed toward a familiar and uncomfortable tunnel. What…

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‘We’re All in This Together’

By Jeff Proctor | November 22, 2024

Tumbling down the rabbit hole of news spraying out from President-elect Donald Trump’s transition is an easy temptation: Gaetz out,…

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‘Computer Says No’ 

By Lou DiVizio | November 15, 2024

We’ve been looking for ways to address the growing prevalence of artificial intelligence over the last several months at New…

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Making Sense of the 2024 Election

By Jeff Proctor | November 8, 2024

There exists a near-endless list of places you could go and read an overwritten think-piece on how this year’s presidential…

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A Quadruple Dose of Candidate Conversations

By Jeff Proctor | November 1, 2024

Consider this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus something of a mad dash to the finish line of what…

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Whose Plan Is it, Anyway?

By Jeff Proctor | October 25, 2024

It’s election season, which means I’ve seen enough political yard signs around town the last several weeks to have taken…

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Gaza Looms Over Election for some Native People

By Bella Davis | October 18, 2024

Nicole Pelt (Diné) says she’s voting for Kamala Harris, partly because she’s worried a second Donald Trump presidency will lead…

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Money Can’t Buy You Love, but it Buys Political Access

By Lou DiVizio | October 11, 2024

We’re officially in the homestretch of election season. Early voting has begun, and we’re all being forced to wade through…

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