New Mexico In Focus, a Production of KNME-TV
How NM's Redrawn Congressional Map Could Affect Future Elections
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- How NM's Redrawn Congressional Map Could Affect Future Elections
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- 5 months ago
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- 12.8.23 – In the last of a two-part discussion on New Mexico's redrawn congressional map, KUNM reporter Nash Jones asks the special roundtable how 2024's election will be impacted and whether lawmakers will consider allowing an independent commission to shape district lines in 2031.
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guests:
Dede Feldman, Democratic Former New Mexico State Senator
Justine Fox-Young, Republican Former New Mexico State Representative
Ed Chavez, Chair, Citizen Redistricting Committee
For More Information:
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-11-27/nm-republican-party-loses-supreme-court-appeal-over-state-congressional-map
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- NM Supreme Court Upholds Redrawn Congressional Map
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- 5 months ago
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- 12.8.23 – Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed Republicans a defeat when the justices ruled that the state's redrawn congressional map was constitutional. The case began in early 2022, when the GOP filed a lawsuit alleging state Democrats drew new lines for District 2 in a way that weakened the voting power of residents, mostly in southern New Mexico. Last October, District Court Judge Fred Van Soelen found that Democrats intentionally tried to dilute Republican votes in District 2, but that those efforts did not "rise to the level of an egregious gerrymander." The Supreme Court agreed.
KUNM reporter Nash Jones has followed the ins and outs of this story since it began. This week, they host a two-part roundtable discussion exploring the ramifications of the court's decision and how this is already shaping the state’s congressional contests and future redistricting efforts.
Correspondent:
Nash Jones
Guests:
Dede ...
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- Spike in Migrant Deaths & Potential Impact of Redrawn Congressional Map
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, 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 spike in migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Last month, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed Republicans a defeat when the justices ruled that the state's redrawn congressional map was constitutional. The case began in early 2022, when the GOP filed a lawsuit alleging state Democrats drew new lines for District 2 in a way that weakened the voting power of residents, mostly in southern New Mexico. Last October, District Court Judge Fred Van Soelen found that Democrats intentionally tried to dilute Republican votes in District 2, but that those efforts did not "rise to the level of an egregious gerrymander." The Supreme Court agreed.
KUNM reporter Nash Jones has followed the ins and outs of this story since it began. This week, they host a two-pa...
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- Spike in Migrant Deaths on the Southern Border
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 12.8.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, 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 spike in migrant deaths along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Lauren Villagran, border reporter, USA Today Network
Omar Ornelas, photojournalist, El Paso Times
For More Information:
https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/12/07/desert-el-paso-tx-migrant-deaths-us-and-mexico-border/70726124007/
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- New Mexico Supreme Court upholds congressional map
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- 5 months ago
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- New Mexico’s recently redrawn congressional map will stand after the state supreme court upheld a lower court’s ruling – approving the democratic-drawn district lines.
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 12.01.2023
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- 5 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico United CEO and President Peter Trevisani stops by our studio for a one-on-one interview. In partnership with alternative newsweekly 'The Paper.,' editor Andy Lyman asks Trevisani about the Albuquerque City Council's 7-2 vote this month approving a lease for a new soccer stadium for the team — which comes after voters denied the initial idea in 2021.
The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months after the Legislature passed House Bill 130, which increased education funding, in large part to accommodate an increase in required instruction hours — bumping those up to 1,140. Those hours included professional development time for teachers. This new rule would change the measuring stick to days — increasing the mandate from 176 to 180 and requiring every one of those 1,140 hours be spent in the class...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 12.01.2023
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- 5 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico United CEO and President Peter Trevisani stops by our studio for a one-on-one interview. In partnership with alternative newsweekly 'The Paper.,' editor Andy Lyman asks Trevisani about the Albuquerque City Council's 7-2 vote this month approving a lease for a new soccer stadium for the team — which comes after voters denied the initial idea in 2021.
The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months after the Legislature passed House Bill 130, which increased education funding, in large part to accommodate an increase in required instruction hours — bumping those up to 1,140. Those hours included professional development time for teachers. This new rule would change the measuring stick to days — increasing the mandate from 176 to 180 and requiring every one of those 1,140 hours be spent in the clas...
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- Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’ | Our Land
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 12.1.23 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” In conversation with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus, Camp talks about her new book and a project that brings “epic poetry” to communities across the state. She also reads from her new book, “Worn Smooth Between Devourings” and talks about why poetry matters, especially during times of crisis.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Lauren Camp, New Mexico Poet Laureate
For More Information:
https://www.laurencamp.com/
https://dcaeducates.nmculture.org/dca-activity-books/
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- State Rep., Teachers Union President on PED Calendar Change Proposal
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 12.1.23 – Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein and state Rep. Joy Garratt, an Albuquerque Democrat and former teacher, join Senior Producer Lou DiVizio in our studio to discuss the proposed calendar change for schools statewide. Lou asks the two what the disconnect is between the Public Education Department and a growing number of upset teachers, parents, elected officials and administrators.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:
Rep. Joy Garratt, (D) District 29, Bernalillo County
Ellen Bernstein, President, Albuquerque Teachers Federation
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/education/teachers-lawmakers-object-to-peds-proposed-calendar-rule-change/article_784425de-8498-11ee-a261-e7603c4aedf6.html#tncms-source=login
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature/governor-signs-bill-extending-school-learning-hours/article_ddee8f76-c438-11ed-8631-07c9ee60b84c.html...
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- SF Teacher Questions PED Proposal
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 12.1.23 – The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months after the Legislature passed House Bill 130, which increased education funding, in large part to accommodate an increase in required instruction hours — bumping those up to 1,140. Those hours included professional development time for teachers. This new rule would change the measuring stick to days — increasing the mandate from 176 to 180 and requiring every one of those 1,140 hours be spent in the classroom with students.
Earlier this month, music teacher Kevin Darrow joined a number of Santa Fe public school teachers who spoke out against PED's proposed change. In a solo interview with Senior Producer Lou DiVizio, Darrow says adding more time in the classroom is not the right answer to solve our state's education problems.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
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- NM United's Peter Trevisani on New Stadium
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 12.1.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico United CEO and President Peter Trevisani stops by our studio for a one-on-one interview. In partnership with alternative newsweekly “The Paper.,” editor Andy Lyman asks Trevisani about the Albuquerque City Council's 7-2 vote this month approving a lease for a new soccer stadium for the team — which comes after voters denied the initial idea in 2021.
Correspondent:
Andy Lyman, editor, The Paper.
Guest:
Peter Trevisani, CEO and President, New Mexico United
For More Information:
https://www.koat.com/article/new-mexico-united-stadium-balloon-fiesta-park/45898158
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- NM United’s New Stadium, PED Calendar Proposal & Building Empathy Through Poetry
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, New Mexico United CEO and President Peter Trevisani stops by our studio for a one-on-one interview. In partnership with alternative newsweekly 'The Paper.,' editor Andy Lyman asks Trevisani about the Albuquerque City Council's 7-2 vote this month approving a lease for a new soccer stadium for the team — which comes after voters denied the initial idea in 2021.
The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months after the Legislature passed House Bill 130, which increased education funding, in large part to accommodate an increase in required instruction hours — bumping those up to 1,140. Those hours included professional development time for teachers. This new rule would change the measuring stick to days — increasing the mandate from 176 to 180 and requiring every one of those 1,140 hours be spent in the clas...
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- Full Interview | Santa Fe Teacher Questions PED Calendar Change Proposal
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 12.1.23 – The state Public Education Department wants to expand school calendars, increasing the number of instructional days required for students statewide. This proposal comes months after the Legislature passed House Bill 130, which increased education funding, in large part to accommodate an increase in required instruction hours — bumping those up to 1,140. Those hours included professional development time for teachers. This new rule would change the measuring stick to days — increasing the mandate from 176 to 180 and requiring every one of those 1,140 hours be spent in the classroom with students.
Earlier this month, music teacher Kevin Darrow joined a number of Santa Fe public school teachers who spoke out against PED's proposed change. In a solo interview with Senior Producer Lou DiVizio, Darrow says adding more time in the classroom is not the right answer to solve our state's education problems.
Correspondent:
Lou DiV...
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- Celebrating & Teaching Native American Heritage
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- 5 months ago
- Description
- 11.24.23 – This month, Albuquerque libraries are celebrating Native American Heritage Month by displaying books from Native authors and films about Native American culture. But at the San Pedro Library, one staffer took it a step further by hosting Navajo crafting classes. Antonia Gonzales and our crew went for a demonstration earlier this month — learning to make a decorative vase in the style of traditional Navajo moccasin — all while giving a deeper understanding of native culture and tradition.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales (Navajo)
Guests:
Desiderya Costello (Navajo), library paraprofessional, San Pedro Public Library
Estevan Montaño, manager, San Pedro Branch
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- NMiF Show Preview | 11.24.2023
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- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's decision to quietly shut down the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force. In October, reporter Bella Davis (Yurok) broke that story at New Mexico In Depth. This week, she sits down in our studio with Darlene Gomez, a member of the disbanded task force, and Vangie Randall-Shorty (Diné), a mother whose son was murdered. Three years after his death, she's still waiting for answers from investigators.
Then, correspondent Antonia Gonzales (Navajo) continues the conversation in an interview with Jana Pfieffer (Diné), another former member of the task force, and Shereena Baker (Southern Ute & Karuk), an artist and advocate, and asks the two how they plan to continue that work on their own.
This summer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced an order ending oil and gas leases on federal lands in a 10-mile radius...
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- Full Episode | MMIWR Task Force Disbanded, Sec. Deb Haaland & Celebrating Native American Heritage
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's decision to quietly shut down the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force. In October, reporter Bella Davis (Yurok) broke that story at New Mexico In Depth. This week, she sits down in our studio with Darlene Gomez, a member of the disbanded task force, and Vangie Randall-Shorty (Diné), a mother whose son was murdered. Three years after his death, she's still waiting for answers from investigators.
Then, correspondent Antonia Gonzales (Navajo) continues the conversation in an interview with Jana Pfieffer (Diné), another former member of the task force, and Shereena Baker (Southern Ute & Karuk), an artist and advocate, and asks the two how they plan to continue that work on their own.
This summer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced an order ending oil and gas leases on federal lands in a 10-mile radius...
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- Engaging Youth to Address MMIWR Crisis
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 11.24.23 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales (Navajo) continues the conversation about the state disbanding it's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force in an interview with Jana Pfieffer (Diné), another former member of the task force, and Shereena Baker (Southern Ute & Karuk), an artist and advocate, and asks the two how they plan to continue that work on their own.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales (Navajo)
Guests:
Shereena Baker (Southern Ute & Karuk), activist, artist, UNM graduate assistant
Jana Pfieffer (Diné), former member of the New Mexico MMIWR Task Force
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/new-mexico-pulls-plug-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-task-force/
https://sourcenm.com/2023/11/20/advocates-call-on-nm-to-create-a-new-mmiwr-task-force/
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- U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Chaco Park
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- 5 months ago
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- 11.24.23 – This summer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) announced an order ending oil and gas leases on federal lands in a 10-mile radius around Chaco Culture National Historic Park. Correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Haaland about her work and asks her to respond to activists who say the federal government isn't doing enough to protect the Greater Chaco landscape.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales (Navajo)
Guest:
Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), United States Secretary of the Interior
For More Information:
https://apnews.com/article/chaco-canyon-protections-deb-haaland-tribes-celebrate-286e326193fe42a6ac2a70948bbd2523
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- State Quietly Disbands MMIWR Task Force
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- 5 months ago
- Description
- 11.24.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's decision to quietly shut down the state's Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force. In October, reporter Bella Davis (Yurok) broke that story at New Mexico In Depth. This week, she sits down in our studio with Darlene Gomez, a member of the disbanded task force, and Vangie Randall-Shorty (Diné), a mother whose son was murdered. Three years after his death, she's still waiting for answers from investigators.
Correspondent:
Bella Davis (Yurok)
Guests:
Vangie Randall-Shorty (Diné), Mother of Zachariah Juwaun Shorty
Darlene Gomez, attorney, former member of the New Mexico MMIWR Task Force
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/new-mexico-pulls-plug-on-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people-task-force/
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- Full Episode | Exploring Sheriff’s Office Oversight, Albuquerque Air Quality & Transit Equity
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Matthew Reisen from the Albuquerque Journal about a recent indictment alleging a multi-state machine gun scheme. It names but doesn’t charge former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora. Reisen explains the indictment, including what both Gonzales and Mora are accused of doing to further the scheme.
Then, Jeff speaks with Dianne Layden, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Review Board, to understand why there aren’t any checks and balances in place to watch over sheriffs like Gonzales. Layden explains the role of the advisory board, why it was created and how the new sheriff has taken a more active role with the board.
Our Land’s Laura Paskus sat down with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s Eric Jantz to understand how two bills passed by the Albuquerque City Council will affect efforts b...
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- Albuquerque City Council Targets Air Quality Rulemaking | Our Land
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 11.17.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sat down with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s Eric Jantz to understand how two bills passed by the Albuquerque City Council will affect efforts by a South Valley community to protect itself from pollution. The two also talked about how industry and many lawmakers claim environmental regulations harm economic development—but how the history of environmental protections in the U.S. doesn’t support that claim.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Eric Jantz, legal director, New Mexico Environmental Law Center
For More Information:
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2023-11-08/abq-city-council-approves-controversial-and-sweeping-changes-to-air-quality-control-board
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- Exploring Oversight: NM Lawmen Mentioned in Machine Gun Scheme Indictment
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
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- 11.17.23 – Executive Producer Jeff speaks with Dianne Layden, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Review Board, to understand why there aren’t any checks and balances in place to watch over sheriffs like Manny Gonzales. Layden explains the role of the advisory board, why it was created and how the new sheriff has taken a more active role with the board.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Dianne Layden, Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office Advisory & Review Board
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/former-bcso-sheriff-undersheriff-named-in-cross-country-machine-gun-scheme/article_9a1f7498-7448-11ee-b34f-9babda510ae3.html
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- NM Lawmen Mentioned in Machine Gun Scheme Indictment
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- 11.17.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Matthew Reisen from the Albuquerque Journal about a recent indictment alleging a multi-state machine gun scheme. It names but doesn’t charge former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora. Reisen explains the indictment, including what both Gonzales and Mora are accused of doing to further the scheme.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Matthew Reisen, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/former-bcso-sheriff-undersheriff-named-in-cross-country-machine-gun-scheme/article_9a1f7498-7448-11ee-b34f-9babda510ae3.html
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/bcso-sheriff-unveils-restricted-gun-inventory-after-predecessor-named-in-alleged-machine-gun-scheme/article_3590ea3c-783c-11ee-98c6-63019866e3d2.html
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- NMiF Show Preview | 11.17.2023
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks with Matthew Reisen from the Albuquerque Journal about a recent indictment alleging a multi-state machine gun scheme. It names but doesn’t charge former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora. Reisen explains the indictment, including what both Gonzales and Mora are accused of doing to further the scheme.
Then, Jeff speaks with Dianne Layden, a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Advisory Review Board, to understand why there aren’t any checks and balances in place to watch over sheriffs like Gonzales. Layden explains the role of the advisory board, why it was created and how the new sheriff has taken a more active role with the board.
Our Land’s Laura Paskus sat down with the New Mexico Environmental Law Center’s Eric Jantz to understand how two bills passed by the Albuquerque City Council will affect efforts b...
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- Albuquerque Election Results
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- New Mexico in Focus gives an update on Tuesday’s election results in Albuquerque.
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- NMiF Show Preview | 11.10.2023
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- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor chats with Santa Fe Reporter Editor and Publisher Julie Ann Grimm about the capital city’s 2023 election results, including the overwhelming passage of a 3% excise tax on high-end homes.
New Mexico is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, especially nurses. Recent reporting from New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress highlights the problem, which at one point this summer left the state short 7,000 nurses. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio hosts a table discussion to ask how legislators and hospitals can help address the problem.
The 1970s were a time of change in New Mexico's newsrooms. The decade was so full of turmoil and innovation that the Albuquerque Museum is highlighting it in its latest temporary exhibit, "News for the People." Producer Antonio Sanchez and photojournalist Robert McDermott take you on a trip through the exhibit, speaking with a curator about some of the ...
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- 30th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.10.23 – We mark this weekend's Veteran's Day with a special segment on the dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C. New Mexico PBS Cultural Affairs Producer Faith Perez interviews two nurses who say the memorial brought them the recognition and acceptance they never received after the war.
Correspondent:
Faith Perez
Guests:
Jane Carson, Vietnam Veteran
Dotty Beatty, Vietnam Veteran
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- 2023 Elections, NM’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage & Local Journalism in the 1970s
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor chats with Santa Fe Reporter Editor and Publisher Julie Ann Grimm about the capital city’s 2023 election results, including the overwhelming passage of a 3% excise tax on high-end homes.
New Mexico is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, especially nurses. Recent reporting from New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress highlights the problem, which at one point this summer left the state short 7,000 nurses. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio hosts a table discussion to ask how legislators and hospitals can help address the problem.
The 1970s were a time of change in New Mexico's newsrooms. The decade was so full of turmoil and innovation that the Albuquerque Museum is highlighting it in its latest temporary exhibit, "News for the People." Producer Antonio Sanchez and photojournalist Robert McDermott take you on a trip through the exhibit, speaking with a curator about some of the ...
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 11.10.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor chats with Santa Fe Reporter Editor and Publisher Julie Ann Grimm about the capital city’s 2023 election results, including the overwhelming passage of a 3% excise tax on high-end homes.
New Mexico is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, especially nurses. Recent reporting from New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress highlights the problem, which at one point this summer left the state short 7,000 nurses. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio hosts a table discussion to ask how legislators and hospitals can help address the problem.
The 1970s were a time of change in New Mexico's newsrooms. The decade was so full of turmoil and innovation that the Albuquerque Museum is highlighting it in its latest temporary exhibit, "News for the People." Producer Antonio Sanchez and photojournalist Robert McDermott take you on a trip through the exhibit, speaking with a curator about some of the ...
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- “News for the People: Local Journalism in the 1970s”
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.10.23 – The 1970s were a time of change in New Mexico's newsrooms. The decade was so full of turmoil and innovation that the Albuquerque Museum is highlighting it in its latest temporary exhibit, "News for the People." Producer Antonio Sanchez and photojournalist Robert McDermott take you on a trip through the exhibit, speaking with a curator about some of the trailblazers and asking a retired reporter how journalism has changed since she started at the Albuquerque Journal nearly 50 years ago.
Producer:
Antonio Sanchez
Photojournalist:
Robert McDermott
Guests:
Jonathan Wright, history curatorial assistant, Albuquerque Museum
Denise Tessier, retired journalist
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- NM’s Healthcare Workforce Shortage
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- 11.10.23 – New Mexico is grappling with a shortage of medical professionals, especially nurses. Recent reporting from New Mexico In Depth’s Marjorie Childress highlights the problem, which at one point this summer left the state short 7,000 nurses. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio hosts a table discussion to ask how legislators and hospitals can help address the problem.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guests:
Trip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In Depth
Holly Muller, chief nursing officer, Presbyterian Healthcare Services
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/lawmakers-tackled-new-mexicos-crisis-of-rural-health-care-workers-it-wasnt-enough/
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- Analyzing Santa Fe’s 2023 Election Results
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- 11.10.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor chats with Santa Fe Reporter Editor and Publisher Julie Ann Grimm about the capital city’s 2023 election results, including the overwhelming passage of a 3% excise tax on high-end homes.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Julie Ann Grimm, editor & publisher, Santa Fe Reporter
For More Information:
https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2023/11/07/voters-yes-on-mansion-tax/
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- Former NM Sheriff, Police Chief Implicated in Federal Indictment
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A federal indictment implicates former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manny Gonzales and former Laguna Pueblo Police Chief Rudy Mora in an alleged gun distribution scheme. To this point, neither has been charged.
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 11.03.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing to transfer authority over the system away from the council. The mayor cites staffing woes, a lack of training for police oversight board members and other problems to justify his proposal. Councilor Davis responds and explains why he thinks citizen oversight should be independent from the city’s executive branch.
Over the past decade, former New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission director Norman Gaume has urged lawmakers to fund state water agencies and protect the water resources. Now, as president of New Mexico Water Advocates, he talks with Our Land’s Laura Paskus about the 2023 Water Security Planning Act, some of the serious problems around the state and the need for community-driven solutions.
Founded at the turn of the ...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 11.03.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing to transfer authority over the system away from the council. The mayor cites staffing woes, a lack of training for police oversight board members and other problems to justify his proposal. Councilor Davis responds and explains why he thinks citizen oversight should be independent from the city’s executive branch.
Over the past decade, former New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission director Norman Gaume has urged lawmakers to fund state water agencies and protect the water resources. Now, as president of New Mexico Water Advocates, he talks with Our Land’s Laura Paskus about the 2023 Water Security Planning Act, some of the serious problems around the state and the need for community-driven solutions.
Founded at the turn of the ...
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- New ‘Period Pods’ Aim to Limit Period Poverty in Santa Fe
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.3.23 – Correspondent Antonia Gonzales visits the director of Free Flow New Mexico, and three other people who have been vital in getting a new ‘period pod’ up and running at the public library branch on Santa Fe’s Southside. It’s one of three 24-hour kiosks in the city providing access to free menstrual products.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales
Guests:
Laurie Merrill, executive director and founder, Free Flow New Mexico
Margaret Neill, library division director, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Israel Haros, Chicano poet, artist, muralist
Selena Fernandez, artist
For More Information:
https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2023/07/11/free-flow/
https://freeflownm.com/
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- Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.3.23 – Founded at the turn of the 20th century, Blackdom was a freedom colony in southern New Mexico formed by Black settlers hoping to escape the Jim Crow south.
New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with Dr. Timothy Nelson to talk about his new book, "Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier," which explains how the colony's goals grew and shifted between 1900 and 1930.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Dr. Timothy E. Nelson, Author, “Blackdom, New Mexico: The Significance of the Afro-Frontier, 1900-1930"
For More Information:
https://blackdomthesis.com/shop/academic-book-timothyenelson
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- Our Land | New Mexico’s Water Solutions are Possible—but not Easy
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.3.23 – Over the past decade, former New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission director Norman Gaume has urged lawmakers to fund state water agencies and protect the water resources. Now, as president of New Mexico Water Advocates, he talks with Our Land’s Laura Paskus about the 2023 Water Security Planning Act, some of the serious problems around the state and the need for community-driven solutions.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Norman Gaume, NM Water Advocates
For More Information:
https://mrgwateradvocates.org/
https://uttoncenter.unm.edu/resources/state-water-task-force/index.html
https://portal.knme.org/video/nms-water-challenges-are-significant-afsq6t/
https://engagenmwater.org/
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/monographs/bulletins/164/
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- Policing the Police | ABQ City Council President Pat Davis Defends Control of Citizen Oversight
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 11.3.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews outgoing Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing to transfer authority over the system away from the council. The mayor cites staffing woes, a lack of training for police oversight board members and other problems to justify his proposal. Davis responds and explains why he thinks citizen oversight should be independent from the city’s executive branch.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Pat Davis, president, Albuquerque City Council
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- Full Episode | Policing the Police, The Significance of the Afro-Frontier & Santa Fe Period Pods
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews Albuquerque City Council President Pat Davis about delays in council’s handling of citizen oversight for APD. That’s as Mayor Tim Keller is pushing to transfer authority over the system away from the council. The mayor cites staffing woes, a lack of training for police oversight board members and other problems to justify his proposal. Councilor Davis responds and explains why he thinks citizen oversight should be independent from the city’s executive branch.
Over the past decade, former New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission director Norman Gaume has urged lawmakers to fund state water agencies and protect the water resources. Now, as president of New Mexico Water Advocates, he talks with Our Land’s Laura Paskus about the 2023 Water Security Planning Act, some of the serious problems around the state and the need for community-driven solutions.
Founded at the turn of the ...
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- NMiF Extra | Exploring Solutions to Prevalence of NM Police Shootings
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 10.27.23 - In a continuation of their two-part conversation about police shootings in New Mexico, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel explore solutions to the prevalence of police shootings in New Mexico.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Sharon Walton, Retired Bernalillo County Metro Court Judge
Leon Howard, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Joshua Bowling, Journalist, Searchlight New Mexico
For More Information:
https://searchlightnm.org/hundreds-of-police-killings-two-prosecutions-no-jail-time/
https://searchlightnm.org/charges-filed-against-a-new-mexico-police-officer-for-a-fatal-shooting-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-10-years/
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- NMiF Show Preview | 10.27.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 by Searchlight New Mexico, police shot 357 people statewide over the last 10 years — more than in any other U.S. state per capita during that period. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks a special roundtable why cops shoot so many people in New Mexico and whether failures at other levels of government too often leave life-and-death decision in the hands of the police. In the second part of their discussion, Jeff asks the group why legislators are advocating for the creation of a centralized, independent office to investigate and review police shootings cases. Plus, the roundtable considers what’s at stake for the potential criminal trial of Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford, the second cop in the state’s modern history to be charged in an on-duty fatal shooting.
Earlier this month, the Daily Lobo student newspaper broke a ...
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- New Mexicans Call on Congressional Delegation to Support Ceasefire Resolution
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- A growing number of New Mexicans are calling on our national leaders to support a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza.
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 10.27.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 by Searchlight New Mexico, police shot 357 people statewide over the last 10 years — more than in any other U.S. state per capita during that period. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks a special roundtable why cops shoot so many people in New Mexico and whether failures at other levels of government too often leave life-and-death decision in the hands of the police. In the second part of their discussion, Jeff asks the group why legislators are advocating for the creation of a centralized, independent office to investigate and review police shootings cases. Plus, the roundtable considers what’s at stake for the potential criminal trial of Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford, the second cop in the state’s modern history to be charged in an on-duty fatal shooting.
Earlier this month, the Daily Lobo student newspaper broke a ...
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- Our Land | Listening to the Gila
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder, Our Land’s Laura Paskus visited the Gila River, including a stretch that would have been changed forever if New Mexico had built on a controversial diversion. In this special segment, we consider what lessons the Upper Gila River holds for the future—and the rest of the Colorado River Basin.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guests:
Martha Cooper, Freshwater Director, The Nature Conservancy
Joe Saenz, Chihe´ne (Warm Springs Apache)
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- Daily Lobo Journalists Uncover Clery Act Violations at UNM
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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. Jeff joins the two reporters in our studio and asks the duo to walk us through their investigation of problems with the campus security alert system.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Lily Alexander, reporter, The Daily Lobo
Lauren Lifke, reporter, The Daily Lobo
For More Information:
https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2023/10/unm-is-noncompliant-with-crime-transparency-law
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- Prosecuting Police Shootings in NM
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 a centralized independent office to investigate and review cases like these. Plus, the roundtable considers what’s at stake for the criminal trial of Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford, the second ever cop in the state’s modern history to be charged for an on-duty fatal shooting.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Sharon Walton, Retired Bernalillo County Metro Court Judge
Leon Howard, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Joshua Bowling, Journalist, Searchlight New Mexico
For More Information:
https://searchlightnm.org/hundreds-of-police-killings-two-prosecutions-no-jail-time/
https://searchlightnm.org/charges-filed-against-a-new-mexico-police-officer-for-a-fatal-shooting-for-the-first-time-in-nearly-10-years/
https://nmindepth.com/...
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- Investigating Police Shootings in NM
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 by Searchlight New Mexico, 357 people were shot by police statewide over the last 10 years -- more than any other U.S. state per capita during that time period. Executive producer Jeff Proctor asks a special roundtable why cops shoot so many people in New Mexico and whether failures at other levels of government leave life-and-death decision in the hands of the police.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Sharon Walton, Retired Bernalillo County Metro Court Judge
Leon Howard, Deputy Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Joshua Bowling, Journalist, Searchlight New Mexico
For More Information:
https://searchlightnm.org/hundreds-of-police-killings-two-prosecutions-no-jail-time/
https://searchlightnm.org/charges-filed-against-a-new-mexico-police-officer-for-a-fatal...
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- Full Episode | Police Shootings in NM, UNM Clery Act Violations & Listening to the Gila River
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- 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 by Searchlight New Mexico, police shot 357 people statewide over the last 10 years — more than in any other U.S. state per capita during that period. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks a special roundtable why cops shoot so many people in New Mexico and whether failures at other levels of government too often leave life-and-death decision in the hands of the police. In the second part of their discussion, Jeff asks the group why legislators are advocating for the creation of a centralized, independent office to investigate and review police shootings cases. Plus, the roundtable considers what’s at stake for the potential criminal trial of Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford, the second cop in the state’s modern history to be charged in an on-duty fatal shooting.
Earlier this month, the Daily Lobo student newspaper broke a ...
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 10.20.2023
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we turn our attention to three education issues we’ve been following closely in recent weeks and months, beginning with the state’s response to the court ruling in the seminal Yazzie-Martinez case. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Public Education Secretary Dr. Arsenio Romero about the state’s position on Attorney General Raúl Torrez’s desire to take over litigation in the case and what progress his department has made to create a more equitable learning environment for all students in our state.
Chronic absenteeism has long been present in New Mexico’s rollcall of school problems. The rate ticked down in the most recently completed school year, but it’s more than doubled since 2019. KUNM’s Megan Kamerick hosts a special roundtable to talk about what the state is doing to get more students to show up to school and whether it’s effective.
COVID, remote learning, returning to school and concerns about...
