Fighting Election Misinfo; Environmental Hope

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 out of the race means for the ballot in New Mexico. Toulouse Oliver breaks down what will happen to Biden’s pledged delegates from New Mexico’s June primary, and how to best verify information about voting during what promises to be a chaotic election cycle. 

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich of the Western Environmental Law Center talks with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus about the troubling politics of protecting our air, land and water — and why there’ still hope. In the first of a two-part interview, Peter Simonson sits down with Jeff to discuss how civil rights and liberties have shifted in the state and the nation during his 24 years as executive director at the ACLU of New Mexico. 

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Drew Lovelace, the acting director of the state’s Office of Broadband and Expansion, about a yearslong project to connect every public school to high-speed internet.

Host: Jeff Proctor

Segments: 
Fighting Election Misinformation in NM
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guest: Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State 

The Politics of Protecting Our Air, Land and Water
Correspondent: Laura Paskus 
Guest: Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, Executive Director, Western Environmental Law Center 

Protecting NM Civil Liberties for the Last Two Decades
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor 
Guest: Peter Simonson, Executive Director, ACLU – New Mexico 

Project Brings Broadband Access to NM Public Schools
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio 
Guest: Drew Lovelace, Acting Director, New Mexico Office of Broadband and Expansion