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COVID-19: Cities Clash With Lockdown, Navajo Nation Outbreak, The Line

May 13, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in…

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COVID-19: Testing NM Populations, Native Response & Resources, Primary Voting, Our Land

May 6, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs takes a close look at the state’s COVID-19 testing capability with Sec. Kathyleen Kunkel…

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COVID-19: Vaccine Search, Changes at Hospitals, & Covering Southeastern NM

April 29, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with researchers at the University of New Mexico who are among hundreds of scientists…

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Senator Tom Udall

COVID-19 in Rural New Mexico, Telehealth Strategies & Senator Tom Udall

April 22, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with Drs. Sanjeev Arora and Leslie Hayes about telehealth and how rural medical centers…

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COVID-19 in Southern NM, Wildlife Policy, The Line

April 16, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus continues with her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19…

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Houselessness During an Outbreak, Our Land, COVID-19 Across New Mexico

April 9, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with officials from the City of Albuquerque and nonprofits helping those without housing. They…

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How New Mexico’s Tackling COVID-19, Anticipating Domestic Violence, Relaxing the EPA

April 1, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Dr. David Scrase, who is part of the team coordinating New Mexico’s…

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COVID-19 Workforce Issues, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez & New PFAS Contamination

March 25, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with Secretary Bill McCamley of Workforce Solutions about the state’s expanded response for…

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Social Distancing, 2020 Census, The Line

March 18, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs speaks with two psychiatrists about how to deal with the realities of social distancing…

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Taxes, Our Land, Coronavirus

March 11, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, tax season is upon us. Correspondent Megan Kamerick brings in three tax experts to discuss changes following last…

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Coronavirus, Super Tuesday, The Line

March 4, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with an expert from the New Mexico Department of Health to talk…

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Ethics Commission, Homelessness, The Line

February 26, 2020

This week on New Mexico in Focus, senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with the executive director of the New Mexico Ethics Commission, Jeremy Farris.…

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