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Earth Day 2015, CYFD priorities, National Library Week

April 15, 2015

This week, NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS asked community members with a range of experience working on environmental issues to discuss what they see for the…

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40 Year Anniversary of U.S. Withdraw From Vietnam, PNM San Juan Generating Station, APS Superintendent Search

April 8, 2015

  Forty years ago, the U.S. withdrew completely from Vietnam but bombs remained in the ground in Southeast Asia. This week on “New Mexico in…

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Fort Sill Apache tribe casino, New Mexico’s dependence on the federal dollars, survey of Jewish residents in the state

April 1, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the chairman of the Fort Sill Apache tribe tells us why his tribe wants to open a casino…

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Legislative Session Outcomes, Gun Policies, Cancer Treatment in New Mexico, Dr. George Fischbeck

March 25, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Gene Grant discusses the outcomes of the recent legislative session with a special panel of former state…

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Ethics Oversight, Student Letters, Atrisco Land Grant

March 20, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look at proposals to improve the ethics oversight of state lawmakers. Democratic State Senator Phil Griego resigned…

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“Right to Work” Legislation, Hanna Skandera, Albuquerque Police Oversight Board

March 12, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland brings us both sides of the debate over labor legislation known as “right to work.”…

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PARCC Exam Protests, Gila River Development, APD “military-style training”

March 5, 2015

This week NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS starts with one of the biggest news stories this week – student protests over the PARCC exam. Students in…

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US Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham, Transparency in State Government, Lesson Plans and Intellectual Property

February 25, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we sit down with US Representative Michelle Lujan Grisham to talk about legislation that would require special prosecutors…

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Santolina Development, Legislation to Improve Lives of Children/Families, Homeless Camp Developments, Confirmation of Hanna Skandera

February 18, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, our correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks lawmakers at the Roundhouse how they are trying to help improve the lives…

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Wildlife and Public Lands Day at the Roundhouse, Dr. Melissa Martinez on the measles outbreak, Community Colleges in New Mexico

February 11, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we attend Wildlife and Public Lands Day at the Roundhouse and follow a citizen lobbyist as she receives…

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Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg, APD Reforms, Short Term Loan Legislation

February 5, 2015

Rolling Stone and the New Yorker recently published feature stories on fatal shootings by officers in the Albuquerque Police Department. This week on New Mexico…

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Possible Increase to NM’s Closing Fund, Albuquerque’s Homeless Population, APS School Board Elections

January 29, 2015

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Governor Susana Martinez proposes increasing the state’s closing fund, which is used to entice businesses to relocate to…

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