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Maxeon Solar & NM’s Place in Presidential Race

August 29, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, investigative journalist Justin Horwath explains why a major solar manufacturing project in Bernalillo County is stuck in limbo.…

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Minimum Wage Across Our State; NM Delegate at DNC

August 22, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore minimum wage rates around our state. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with New Mexico Department of…

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Outrage Over Racist Remarks by APD Officers

August 16, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, two advocates examine a recording that captures APD officers using racial slurs and violent language, taken moments after…

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Unhoused in Albuquerque

August 8, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with three experts about the City of Albuquerque’s approach when dealing with a…

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Nuclear Expansion in NM; MMIP Advisory Council

August 1, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a two-part conversation about a recent town hall meeting where federal officials heard concerns…

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Fighting Election Misinfo; Environmental Hope

July 25, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver what President Joe Biden’s decision to drop…

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Food Justice in NM & Woodstock Oral Histories

July 18, 2024

Originally aired April 12, 2024. Re-aired on July 19, 2024. This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with a…

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Our Land: Loving Our Changing Homelands

July 11, 2024

For seven years on NMPBS, “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future” has covered so many aspects of climate change: from the oil…

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Checking the Health of Journalism in NM

July 2, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we celebrate Independence Day by assessing New Mexico’s media ecosystem. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with three people working…

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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session

June 27, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, we look ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Senior…

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NM Pride Month; Public Education Report Card

June 21, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Marshall Martinez of Equality New Mexico about celebrating Pride month and the current…

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Juneteenth in NM; Med Access in a Pharmacy Desert

June 13, 2024

This week on New Mexico in Focus, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.…

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