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Trump’s Medicaid Surgery Could Paralyze NM

By Lou DiVizio August 22, 2025

Here at New Mexico in Focus, we have the privilege and challenge of analyzing complex governmental systems and processes that impact us all, yet which few people may truly understand.…

Native Entrepreneurs are Changing Rez Life

By Bella Davis August 15, 2025

Green fields and a basketball hoop line the road to Roddell Denetso’s sports apparel shop in Shiprock, a town on the Navajo Nation, in northwest New Mexico. Inside, racks of…

The Ant Under the Magnifying Glass

By Lou DiVizio August 8, 2025

As the Trump administration rolls back regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency, we’re taking time on the show to understand what that means for our state and its ecosystems.   “What…

Immigration Enforcement in New Mexico: What Role (If Any) Should State and Local Governments Play?

By Nash Jones August 1, 2025

You’ve likely seen videos from across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, clad in masks, detaining people in public, often forcibly. One such video taken at an…

Where Do the President’s Requests Leave New Mexico?

By Cailley Chella July 25, 2025

Editor’s note: NMiF Reporter Cailley Chella spent two days in Ruidoso last week, reporting on the aftermath of heavy flooding in the area — and how residents are responding to…