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Photographing the Border, Reflecting on New Mexican Colonialism, Protecting Forests Against Wildfires

July 7, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, an inside look at the faces and stories behind our crisis on the U.S./Mexico border. Correspondent Laura Paskus…

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What’s Next for Legal Cannabis, CYFD Troubles and Historical Astronomy

June 30, 2021

This week, New Mexico in Focus continues its in-depth look at the state’s newly legal recreational cannabis industry. While June 29 marked the day the law went…

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Pandemic Reopening, New Cannabis Law and Living on ‘Chile Street’

June 23, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel assembles virtually to discuss the state’s full reopening, scheduled for July 1. The group also discusses New…

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Stansbury Takes Office, PFAS Accountability, and Blazing Spring Heat

June 16, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, after testifying at a congressional hearing on PFAS last week, New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney joins the show to…

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Future of our Forests, Growers’ Markets Adapt to COVID-19 and the Truth about UFOs

June 9, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land returns to mark the ten-year anniversary of the Las Conchas Fire, which burned 156,000 acres of…

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CD-1 Blowout, Vax Sweepstakes & ABQ’s Home for Life

June 3, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel talks takeaways from the special election for New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. With the eyes…

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The Public’s Money, Native Mental Health and Rio Grande Monitoring Cuts

May 27, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel looks at recent outcomes for big ticket taxpayer items. This past weekend saw the long-awaited…

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Tribes Sue Over Water Rule, Ben Ray Lujan

May 19, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan joins the program from Washington, D.C. to talk about the federal government’s plans to…

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CD1 Candidate Conversation and NM Republicans Head to Texas

May 14, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Libertarian congressional candidate Chris Manning speaks with producer Matt Grubs. The Libertarian Party selected the military veteran as their candidate…

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MMIW Crisis Elevated, Key CD1 Candidates

May 6, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Antonia Gonzales talks with two local advocates about the national attention given to the missing and murdered indigenous women crisis. President Biden…

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Biden’s Tribal Affairs Adviser, NM’s population problems, and Civil Rights After Chauvin

April 29, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with President Biden’s top tribal affairs adviser, PaaWee Rivera. The son of former Pojoaque Pueblo Governor George Rivera…

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Governors on Cannabis Legalization, Earth Day & 2022 Gov’s Race

April 22, 2021

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the co-hosts of the NMPBS podcast Growing Forward speak with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham about New Mexico’s new recreational cannabis laws,…

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