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Gov. Lujan Grisham on Everything — an Annual Tradition

By Jeff Proctor • March 13, 2026

On this week’s episode of New Mexico in Focus, you’ll hear a lot from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who just passed the signing-day deadline following her final regular legislative session in office. Host Nash Jones…

Newly Elected Albuquerque and Bernalillo County Leaders Sit Together to Talk Priorities and Collaboration

By Nash Jones • March 6, 2026

The Albuquerque City Council and Bernalillo County Commission are two hugely powerful legislative bodies that serve largely the same people. That means overlapping, interconnected issues: a housing shortage, homelessness on…

Indigenously Positive Returns — With Science

By Jeff Proctor • February 27, 2026

After a fantastic run last year, I am delighted to say that Indigenously Positive, our collaboration with nonprofit newsroom New Mexico In Depth, returns this week to kick off Season 2.  I’ve written before…

Jam-Packed Session Puts Process Under the Microscope

By Lou DiVizio • February 23, 2026

A whirlwind of a 30-day legislative session has come to a close in Santa Fe. The priority of these shorter, even-year sessions is of course the budget, but every year it seems the governor…

Session’s End Draws Nigh

By Jeff Proctor • February 13, 2026

“Mad dash” is an overused cliche, but it aptly describes the final stretch of a New Mexico legislative session — particularly the 30-day versions in even-numbered years. That’s precisely where…