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Listening to the Gila
10.27.23 – Rarely in the United States do we remember that rivers are living beings themselves—and they have something to teach us. With funding from…
Daily Lobo Journalists Uncover Clery Act Violations at UNM
10.27.23 – Earlier this month, the Daily Lobo student newspaper broke a story documenting the University of New Mexico’s violations of a federal transparency act.…
Police Shootings in New Mexico: The Prosecutions
10.27.23 – In the second part of a two-part discussion on police shootings, Jeff asks the group why legislators are advocating for the creation of…
Police Shootings in New Mexico: The Investigations
10.27.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we have an in-depth two-part conversation about police shootings in New Mexico. According to an analysis…
School Counselors Assess the Student Experience in 2023
10.20.23 – COVID, remote learning, returning to school and concerns about safety are all major challenges that have snowballed for students in recent years. Executive…
Addressing Chronic Absenteeism in NM Schools
10.20.23 – Chronic absenteeism has long persisted in New Mexico’s rollcall of school problems. The rate ticked down in the most recently completed school year,…
PED Cabinet Secretary on the State’s Response to Yazzie-Martinez Ruling
10.20.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we turn our attention to three education issues we’ve been following closely in recent weeks and…
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in NM
10.13.23 – This spring, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 15 into law. It expands the age range for young immigrants eligible to access…
The Cost of Free Land
10.13.23 – At the turn of the 20th century, Rebecca Clarren’s ancestors fled antisemitism in Russia to start new lives in America, where they became…
Attorneys Say Albuquerque Violated Unhoused Clients’ Constitutional Rights
12.15.23 – This week, we’ve been following new developments in a court battle that could continue to spell out how Albuquerque officials treat unhoused people…
Saving a Dying Spanish Dialect in Northern New Mexico
10.6.23 – “The Legacy Project” is a new archival endeavor from the National Hispanic Cultural Center to preserve a dying Spanish dialect spoken in Northern…
Searching for Solutions to Staffing Problems in NM State Agencies
10.6.23 – KUNM reporter and first-time New Mexico in Focus correspondent Nash Jones asks the special roundtable how residents are impacted by the short-staffed public…