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Housing Rights and Evictions

By Myah Wilmarth | January 8, 2021

January 8, 2021 – The COVID pandemic has thrown many people into financial crisis and has spotlighted how important adequate shelter is to health. Correspondent…

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New Mexico’s Military Legacy & PFAS Contamination

By Laura Paskus | December 21, 2020

December 25, 2020 – One of the other top stories of 2020 for us here at NMPBS is the groundwater contamination found at as many…

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Identifying Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

By Myah Wilmarth | December 18, 2020

December 18, 2020 – Nearly 6,000 Indigenous women and girls are reported missing or murdered each year in the United States. The bodies of many…

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Our Land: Albuquerque’s Bosque

By Laura Paskus | December 11, 2020

December 11, 2020 – In this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus travels close to home—Albuquerque’s bosque. In the fall and winter, it’s…

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Contradictions of NM’s Colonial Past

By Myah Wilmarth | November 24, 2020

November 27, 2020 – Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Vanessa Fonseca Chávez, a New Mexico native who is now an assistant professor at Arizona State. She is co-editor…

7th Annual Tribal Leaders Summit

New Mexico Tribal Leaders Battle COVID Surges

By Myah Wilmarth | November 24, 2020

November 27, 2020 – A ‘Shelter in Place’ order is back in effect in New Mexico, at least through the end of November. Statewide, COVID-19…

NMiF: Our Land

Groundwater War: Fort Wingate

By Myah Wilmarth | November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020 –  NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus about PFAS pollution at Fort Wingate, which the military did…

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Special Interest Money in Campaigns

By Myah Wilmarth | November 6, 2020

November 6, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Kathleen Sabo, the executive director of New Mexico Ethics Watch, about how campaign spending by…

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Statewide Reporter Debrief

By Myah Wilmarth | October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with reporters across the state to discuss important issues and races before the election. First up…

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New Mexico Election News

By Myah Wilmarth | October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Dan Boyd of the Albuquerque Journal, who assesses the general election chances of progressive Democratic senate candidates…

Election 2020: U.S. Senate Debate

U.S. Senate Debate on COVID Response

By Myah Wilmarth | October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020 – The pitched campaign for New Mexico’s open U.S. Senate seat came to NMPBS this week, as Democratic Rep. Ben Ray Lujan,…

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Making Sure Your Vote Counts

By Myah Wilmarth | October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver about how voters should handle absentee ballots in the closing weeks of the election,…