NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is New Mexico PBS' prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people that are shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
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Project ECHO Improving Rural Diabetes Care
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A study published in September shoes Project ECHO's online mentoring model effectively teaches rural healthcare providers how to better care for their patients. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with doctors Matthew Bouchonville and Tamara Singleton about how Project ECHO's new diabetes care courses are already changing the lives of rural New …
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Arturo Sandoval: ‘Don’t Agonize. Organize’
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Earlier this year, Arturo Sandoval, founding director of the Center of Southwest Culture, appeared on the show to talk about his role in organizing the first Earth Day in 1970. Now he’s back, talking about how to protect the federal environment laws Congress passed in that era. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Arturo Sandoval, F…
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Civil Rights in the Next Trump Term
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Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state including news the city of Las Cruces will pay a $20M settlement in the deadly police shooting of an unarmed woman. After that, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with the legal and policy directors from the ACLU of New Mexico about what a second Trump administration could mean …
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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez stops by the NMPBS studio to talk about her first year on the job and the work her agency is doing to increase connectivity across the country, including in New Mexico. Host: Lou DiVizio Guest: Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner
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Defending Home: Pueblo Action Alliance's Julia Bernal
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Lou DiVizio introduces an interview between Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus and Executive Director of Pueblo Action Alliance Julia Bernal. The two talk about the many types of liberation Bernal's organization seeks for Indigenous people and everyone else. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Julia Bernal, Executive Director, P…
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Legislating Artificial Intelligence in NM
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Lou DiVizio opens up the podcast with headlines from around the state, many of which focus on the upcoming 60-day legislative session. Tonight, Nov. 18, Albuquerque City Council will meet to finalize its priorities heading into the session. You can watch that meeting live or after the fact here. Another topic on the agenda for lawmakers at the roun…
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NM Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver
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Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver sits down with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor to talk about the state’s first presidential election with same-day registration. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Jeff Proctor Guest: Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State
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How NM Voted in the 2024 General Election
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This week, a breakdown of this year’s general election results. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio goes over the state’s congressional contests with a special roundtable of politics experts. Then, Lou reviews the state’s many House and Senate races, before asking how New Mexico Democrats plan to provide statewide protections against a potential wave of co…
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District 3 Congressional Candidate Sharon Clahchischilliage | 2024 Candidate Conversations
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The republican candidate for Congressional District 3 talks a bit about her background in state politics and shares her perspective on climate change, immigration and in vitro fertilization. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guest: Sharon Clahchischilliage, (R) Candidate for U.S. Representative, NM District 3…
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U.S. Rep. Gabriel Vasquez | 2024 Candidate Conversations
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U.S. Rep. Gabriel Vasquez shares his vision for New Mexico’s southern-most congressional district. District 2 is the state’s most competitive congressional race with Vasquez taking on republican Yvette Herrell in a rematch from 2022. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Russell Contreras Guest: Gabriel Vasquez, (D) U.S. Representative, NM District 2…
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Candidates for NM's 1st Congressional District | 2024 Candidate Conversations
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Lou DiVizio introduces NMiF's interviews with each candidate for New Mexico's 1st Congressional District. Democratic incumbent Melanie Stansbury speaks with Gwyneth Doland about her work representing New Mexico’s first congressional district and her plans for another term. Then, republican candidate for Congressional District 1 explains why he thin…
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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez | 2024 Candidate Conversations
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Lou DiVizio introduces another 2024 Candidate Conversation, this week with U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez. Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks the congresswoman how her work in D.C. has addressed the unique economic needs of the communities she represents. Host: Lou DiVizio Correspondent: Gwyneth Doland Guest: Teresa Leger Fernandez, (D) U…
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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich | 2024 Candidate Conversations
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we begin our 2024 election interviews with U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. Politics correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks about several top concerns for most New Mexico voters: crime in our state, immigration reform and security at our southern border. Gwyneth also asks Heinrich about his stance on abortion, his work…
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Understanding Money’s Growing Influence in Elections
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Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with former New Mexico state senator Eric Griego and journalist Trip Jennings about money’s growing influence in our elections. Griego explains the impact the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United has had on funding limits and oversight and the competitive realities of fundraising while running…
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Turmoil at The Albuquerque Journal
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Lou DiVizio starts the show with some headlines from around the state including a federal judge's ruling that the federal government violated environmental regulations by approving nuclear pit production at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with a journalism professor and a criminal defense lawyer to co…
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This week Lou DiVizio introduces two segments from Our Land's Laura Paskus. First, Laura sits down with a historian and a Santa Fe County Commissioner who oppose federal plans to build a new transmission line across the Caja del Rio to Los Alamos National Laboratory. Laura asks what harm this transmission line will cause to the area. Then, Laura ta…
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Lou DiVizio opens the podcast with headlines from around the state. Then, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus interviews author Dan Flores. Flores is the author of more than a dozen books including Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History and most recently, Wild New World: The Epic Story of Animals and People in America. Flores was in A…
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Labor Day Lookback: Historical Context & the State of Labor in NM Today
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This week, Lou DiVizio explores the history of Labor Day and the state of labor in New Mexico in 2024. Lou sits down with University of New Mexico professor Dr. Jason Scott Smith as he explains the roots of the holiday and considers how Americans should measure economic success in our country. Then, Albuquerque-based labor lawyer Stephen Curtice ta…
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In an extra podcast episode from New Mexico in Focus, we're looking ahead to this Friday’s 100th Zozobra in Santa Fe. Every year tens of thousands of New Mexicans gather in Fort Marcy Park to burn away their gloom – in the form of a 50-foot monster names Old Man Gloom. The event is put on each year by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe led by event chair…
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NM at the DNC & Minimum Wage Across Our State
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Lou DiVizio kicks off the podcast with headlines from around the state, including news New Mexico is failing to leverage Medicaid dollars for home visiting programs. Then, Whitney Holland, president of New Mexico's chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, is one of 45 delegates who attended this month's Democratic National Convention in Chic…
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Outrage Over Racist Remarks by APD Officers
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This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates you on some statewide headlines including news Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham will be speaking at the DNC in Chicago Tuesday night. Then, two advocates examine a recording that captures APD officers using racial slurs and violent language, taken moments after police shot and killed a 30-year-old man. Danie…
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Lou DiVizio returns to the podcast with headlines from around the state, including news that 1-in-3 New Mexico counties is considered a "maternity care desert." Then, Lou speaks with three experts about the City of Albuquerque’s approach when dealing with a growing number of homeless people. Attorney Peter Cubra, Rachel Biggs from Health Care for t…
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An Our Land Special: Loving Our Changing Homelands
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For seven years on NMPBS, “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future” has covered so many aspects of climate change: from the oil and gas industry’s greenhouse gas emissions to how human-caused warming affects our rivers, forests, and public health. In an all-new special, “Loving Our Changing Homelands,” Our Land Senior Produce…
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Thoreau Teens Oppose Radioactive Dump
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Across the Navajo Nation, contaminated uranium mines have been polluting the air and water and making people sick for generations. As part of a plan to finally clean up more than a million cubic yards of contaminated uranium and radium waste at just one of those sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed relocating the waste to pr…
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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session
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Lou DiVizio opens the podcast this week with headlines from around the state including how a Supreme Court decision on homeless encampments might impact New Mexico. Then, we look ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's special session in July. You’ll hear from the Governor’s public safety advisor as we ask about the specific problems the administrat…
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Pride Month in NM & Public Education Report Card
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Lou opens the podcast with an update on the South Fork and Salt Wildfires burning in the Ruidoso area. For More Information: NM Fire Info National Interagency Fire Center Cooler temps and rain over weekend mean ‘minimal fire activity’ for teams battling NM fires - Source NM U.S. Supreme Court rejects NM and Texas deal on Rio Grande - Source NM Our …
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Lou DiVizio opens the podcast this week with headlines from across the state, including news Santa Ana Pueblo is taking back 60,000 acres of ancestral lands. Then, Lou sits down with a group of leaders in New Mexico's Black community to ask about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth. In the first of three conversations, Senior Producer Lou DiVi…
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Runs Out
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This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates the status of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which came to an end late last week. Then, Source New Mexico reporter Danielle Prokop asks U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., about his efforts to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover New Mexico. For context on the efforts to…
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Primary Preview, Don Schrader's World & Farmington Graduation Cap Controversy
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Lou DiVizio returns to the podcast with a breakdown of Tuesday's primary election in New Mexico. Then, Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold speaks with state Indian Affairs Secretary Josett Monette about the cap removal at Farmington High that sparked local and national outrage. Monette shares her reaction to the viral video, the sacred signific…
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On the podcast this week, Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold hosts a two-part roundtable discussion on the pro-Palestine protests taking place at the University of New Mexico and college campuses around the nation. In the first half of their conversation, Shaun asks what legal rights students have to protest at the Duck Pond and at the Student…
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Exploring CABQ’s Plan to Address Homelessness
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On this week's podcast, KUNM News Director Megan Kamerick sits down for a two-part discussion on Daymon Ely’s proposed plan to address homelessness in Albuquerque. Then, James Freeman, a person who once lived on the streets of Albuquerque and is now a director at HopeWorks, gives his thoughts on the proposal. Plus, homeless advocate and attorney Pe…
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Dem NM Primary Election & Fighting Child Poverty
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Executive Producer Jeff Proctor talks to Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold and freelance reporter Justin Horwath about how voters could reshape the state's Democratic Party during this summer's primary elections. Plus, Gabrielle Uballez, the new executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, talks to correspondent Russell Contreras abo…
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On the podcast this week, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down for a two-part discussion with Arturo Sandoval, one of the organizers of the first Earth Day in 1970. In the first half of their conversation, Sandoval tells us about his role in putting together the first event and takes a step back to look at how it has since changed. Later, the two talk…
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with a special roundtable to discuss all things food — why it costs so much, why so much of it gets thrown away and the social justice issues associated with access. Laura begins by asking the group why more than 100,000 tons of food is wasted each year in Albuquerque. Then, the ro…
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Lobo Hoops Season Assessment with Geoff Grammer
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Albuquerque Journal sportswriter Geoff Grammer stops by to chat with Lou and look back at this year's Lobo basketball season, as the men's team made the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade. Looking Back at the 2023-24 Lobos Men’s Basketball Season Correspondent: Lou DiVizio Guest: Geoff Grammer, sportswriter, Albuquerque Journal For More…
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Gov. Lujan Grisham Pushes for Special Session
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This week on the podcast, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tells us why she wants to call a special session centered on public safety. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks the governor why she thinks a special session is necessary and whether she has the votes to get what she wants passed. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland looks further at the proposed special s…
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Oil & Gas Lease Fight; New-Look Legislature
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Lou DiVizio introduces the show with some headlines from around the state. Then, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard tells Lou why she chose to hold off on selling the state's most valuable oil and gas leases until officials lock in a higher royalty rate than the office is charging now. Reactions to her decision have been mixed and Lou…
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NM Water in the U.S. Supreme Court, Oil & Gas Working Conditions & 4 Years of COVID
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Lou DiVizio opens the show with some headlines from around the state including news that after two years, a $10M state-supported abortion clinic in Las Cruces is stuck in its planning phase. This week, U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments from attorneys representing New Mexico, Texas and Colorado, as the three states presented a plan that wo…
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U.S. Attorney on APD DWI Corruption Case
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Uballez sheds some light on the process of the investigation and Proctor asks why the U.S. Attorney took the unusual step to confirm the…
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NM Wildfire Survivors Waiting for Compensation
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This week, Journalist Patrick Lohmann of Source New Mexico sits down with two survivors of the Hermit's Peak/Calf-Canyon Fire. In the first of two conversations, Lohmann asks both about the losses they have suffered and how they have helped neighbors in their community recover. Later, the pair speak on the lack of federal financial relief their com…
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Attorney Tips FBI on APD DWI Corruption Case
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Lou DiVizio opens the show with several developing headlines from around the state including an update on the city of Albuquerque's handling of homeless encampments since a court injunction last year mandating the city not remove encampments on public property. Then, Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice attorney a…
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'Rust' Trial Begins, New Consent Bill & ABQ Councilor Rogers
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Host Lou DiVizio leads off with headlines from around the state, including a U.S. appeals court decision striking down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/p…
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Wrapping Up the 2024 Legislative Session
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Lou DiVizio opens the show with headlines from around the state, including the potential the Governor could call for a special legislative session to address public safety concerns. Correspondent Gwyneth Doland hosts a three-part discussion with two journalists recapping New Mexico's 2024 legislative session. Gwyneth asks Shaun Griswold, editor of …
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Homestretch of the 2024 Legislative Session
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Lou DiVizio opens the show with an update heading into the final week of the 2024 Legislative Session and shares some other headlines from around the state. Then, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland catches up with elected officials in Santa Fe and speaks to Democratic state representatives Andrea Romero, G. Andrés Romero and Sen. Benny Shendo Jr., about …
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Gives Exclusive 2024 Session Update
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NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio starts the week with a rundown of some of the top headlines in the state including state lawmakers advancing a bill to criminalize "fake electors" in future elections. Then, Correspondent Gwyneth Doland speaks with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham about the ongoing legislative session and asks how her favored bills are f…
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DA Bregman on APD Corruption Probe & Inside the Roundhouse
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This week on the podcast Lou DiVizio details some headlines from around the state, including a new report detailing continued failures at the state's Children Youth and Families Department. Then, Lou sits down with Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman to discuss the federal investigation into possible corruption within the Albuquerque Po…
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Federal Corruption Investigation & Start of the 2024 Legislative Session
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Lou DiVizio opens the pod this week with headlines from around the state, including reporting on a federal investigation that appears to allege corruption by Albuquerque Police officers and a prominent defense attorney in DWI cases. Then, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with two journalists for three discussions as the group previews this ye…
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Senior Producer Lou DiVizio welcomes you to a new year at NMiF and looks ahead to the work you can expect on the pod in the coming weeks and months. Then, Lou updates you on some state headlines, including the New Mexico Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in a challenge to Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's public health order on guns. We'll be ba…
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Spike in Migrant Deaths on the Southern Border
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Lou DiVizio kicks off the show with some state headlines, including news the Governor's appointee for Secretary of the state Indian Affairs Department is stepping down. Plus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with two journalists, Lauren Villagran of USA Today and Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times, about their yearlong investigation into a spi…
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How NM's Redrawn Congressional Map Could Affect Future Elections
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This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates some state headlines including a grand jury indictment of a Las Cruces Police Officer in the shooting of an unarmed black man accused of stealing a single can of beer from a gas station. Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed Republicans a defeat when the justices ruled that the state's redrawn…
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