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What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 09.15.2023
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 09.15.2023
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- 6 days ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we address Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Urias struck down part of the order, issuing a temporary restraining order, specifically blocking the ban on carrying firearms. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel talk through the governor’s action, her call to the feds for help and the larger issue of gun violence in Albuquerque.
According to a July report from a nonprofit advocacy group, only five of 14 hospitals in New Mexico are compliant with a federal rule regarding price transparency. The semi-annual report comes from the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate, which began its work shortly after the Hospital Transparency Rule went into effect in 2021. The rule requires hospitals to post five different standard charges for common medical procedures they offer. The rule also requires hospitals to provide p...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 09.15.2023
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- 6 days ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we address Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Urias struck down part of the order, issuing a temporary restraining order, specifically blocking the ban on carrying firearms. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel talk through the governor’s action, her call to the feds for help and the larger issue of gun violence in Albuquerque.
According to a July report from a nonprofit advocacy group, only five of 14 hospitals in New Mexico are compliant with a federal rule regarding price transparency. The semi-annual report comes from the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate, which began its work shortly after the Hospital Transparency Rule went into effect in 2021. The rule requires hospitals to post five different standard charges for common medical procedures they offer. The rule also requires hospitals to provide p...
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- Governor’s Public Health Order Pt 2: Lingering Questions
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- 6 days ago
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- 9.15.23 – In the second of our two-part discussion on Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in Bernalillo County for 30 days, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel discuss whether more cops will help blunt gun violence in Albuquerque and how the rest of the order takes aim at more than just guns.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Tom Grover, attorney, former Albuquerque Police sergeant
Marisa Demarco, national editor, States Newsroom
Frank Davis, attorney
For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/2023/09/12/n-m-public-health-order-isnt-only-about-guns/
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/national/federal-judge-blocks-governors-controversial-gun-ban/article_c3ae6b93-16dc-5be4-837b-786db60077f7.html
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- Majority of NM Hospitals Noncompliant with Price Transparency Law
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- 6 days ago
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- 9.15.23 – According to a July report from an advocacy group, only five of 14 hospitals in New Mexico are compliant with a federal rule regarding price transparency. The semi-annual report comes from the nonprofit Patient Rights Advocate, which began its work shortly after the Hospital Transparency Rule went into effect in 2021. The rule requires hospitals to post five different standard charges for common medical procedures they offer. The rule also requires hospitals to provide patients with an out-of-pocket cost estimator tool or payer-specific negotiated rates for at least 300 shoppable services.
For more on the study, senior producer Lou DiVizio sits down with Patient Rights Advocate CEO Cynthia Fisher.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Cynthia Fisher, founder & chair, Patient Rights Advocate
For More Information:
https://www.patientrightsadvocate.org/july-semi-annual-compliance-report-2023
https://stati...
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- Governor’s Public Health Order Pt 1: What’s Inside & Opposition
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- 6 days ago
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- 9.15.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we address Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Urias struck down part of the order, issuing a temporary restraining order, specifically blocking the ban on carrying firearms. In our first of a two-part discussion, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel talk through the governor’s action, her call to the feds for help and the larger issue of gun violence in Albuquerque.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Tom Grover, attorney, former Albuquerque Police sergeant
Marisa Demarco, national editor, States Newsroom
Frank Davis, attorney
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/ap/national/federal-judge-blocks-governors-controversial-gun-ban/article_c3ae6b93-16dc-5be4-837b-786db60077f7.html
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- Fallout from the Governor’s Move Against Guns & Price Transparency at NM Hospitals
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- 6 days ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we address Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s executive order attempting to ban guns in public in Bernalillo County for 30 days. Wednesday, U.S. District Judge David Urias struck down part of the order, issuing a temporary restraining order, specifically blocking the ban on carrying firearms. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and a special panel talk through the governor’s action, her call to the feds for help and the larger issue of gun violence in Albuquerque.
According to a July report from a nonprofit advocacy group, only five of 14 hospitals in New Mexico are compliant with a federal rule regarding price transparency. The semi-annual report comes from the non-profit Patient Rights Advocate, which began its work shortly after the Hospital Transparency Rule went into effect in 2021. The rule requires hospitals to post five different standard charges for common medical procedures they offer. The rule also requires hospitals to provide p...
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- Anecdotes from Bill Richardson's Career
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- 13 days ago
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- 9.8.2023 – NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras and a special group of panelists recall some of their favorite anecdotes regarding Bill Richardson.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guests:
Diane Denish, former Lt. Governor, Richardson Administration
Martha Burk, author, host of the podcast ‘Equal Time with Martha Burk’
Steve Terrell, retired reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican
For More Information:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/us/politics/bill-richardson-dead.html
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 09.08.2023
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died last week. NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts two special panel discussions about Richardson’s impact here in New Mexico, and more broadly on the national and international stages.
Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah Riseley-White about the state’s water challenges, the importance of interstate river compacts, the possibilities of protecting water for rivers and how people can get involved in water planning. This conversation took place at the end of last month.
NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Mike Loftin, CEO of Homewise Inc., who breaks down a proposal on the ballot for Santa Fe voters this fall that would tax homes over $1M, sending the revenue generated to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Lou also asks Loftin how the proposal could help balance the city’s housing market.
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- Kit Carson Monument Toppled In Santa Fe
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- 13 days ago
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- Federal officials are investigating after police say vandals toppled the Kit Carson obelisk in Santa Fe.
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- Our Land | NM’s Water Challenges are ‘Significant’
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- 13 days ago
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- 9.8.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah Riseley-White about the state’s water challenges, the importance of interstate river compacts, the possibilities of protecting water for rivers and how people can get involved in water planning. This conversation took place at the end of last month.
Correspondent:
Laura Paskus
Guest:
Hannah Riseley-White, director, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
For More Information:
https://engagenmwater.org/
https://engagenmwater.org/hotter-drier-impacts-to-new-mexico-s-water-resources-from-climate-change-2020-2070
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- Full Episode | Remembering Gov. Bill Richardson, NM’s Water Challenges & Santa Fe Mansion Tax
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died last week. NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts two special panel discussions about Richardson’s impact here in New Mexico, and more broadly on the national and international stages.
Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah Riseley-White about the state’s water challenges, the importance of interstate river compacts, the possibilities of protecting water for rivers and how people can get involved in water planning. This conversation took place at the end of last month.
NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Mike Loftin, CEO of Homewise Inc., who breaks down a proposal on the ballot for Santa Fe voters this fall that would tax homes over $1M, sending the revenue generated to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Lou also asks Loftin how the proposal could help balance the city’s housing market.
...
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- Santa Fe Voters Weigh Mansion Tax
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- 13 days ago
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- 9.8.23 – NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Mike Loftin, CEO of Homewise Inc., who breaks down a proposal on the ballot for Santa Fe voters this fall that would tax homes over $1 million, sending the revenue generated to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Lou also asks Loftin how the proposal could help balance the city’s housing market.
Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio
Guest:
Mike Loftin, CEO, Homewise Inc.
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/will-high-end-excise-tax-solve-santa-fes-housing-woes/article_5f4c8a58-3ae2-11ee-85f6-cb033be1cbbf.html
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- Gov. Bill Richardson’s Legacy
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- 13 days ago
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- 9.8.23 – NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts the second of a two-part special panel discussion about Richardson’s impact in New Mexico, and more broadly on the national and international stages.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guests:
Diane Denish, former Lt. Governor, Richardson Administration
Martha Burk, author, host of the podcast ‘Equal Time with Martha Burk’
Steve Terrell, retired reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican
For More Information:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/us/politics/bill-richardson-dead.html
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- Gov. Bill Richardson’s Accomplishments in Office
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- 13 days ago
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- 9.8.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died last week. NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts a special panel discussion about Richardson’s impact in New Mexico.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guests:
Diane Denish, former Lt. Governor, Richardson Administration
Martha Burk, author, host of the podcast ‘Equal Time with Martha Burk’
Steve Terrell, retired reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican
For More Information:
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/former-new-mexico-governor-bill-richardson-dead-at-75/article_e6299d7e-49a9-11ee-a5ab-17c53fcca63e.html
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- NMiF Show Preview | 09.08.2023
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we remember Gov. Bill Richardson, who died last week. NMiF correspondent Russell Contreras hosts two special panel discussions about Richardson’s impact here in New Mexico, and more broadly on the national and international stages.
Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah Riseley-White about the state’s water challenges, the importance of interstate river compacts, the possibilities of protecting water for rivers and how people can get involved in water planning. This conversation took place at the end of last month.
NMiF Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Mike Loftin, CEO of Homewise Inc., who breaks down a proposal on the ballot for Santa Fe voters this fall that would tax homes over $1M, sending the revenue generated to the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Lou also asks Loftin how the proposal could help balance the city’s housing market.
...
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- Full Interview | One-on-One with U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez
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- 20 days ago
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- 9.1.23 – U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand services on the Navajo Nation.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-community-safety-gets-2-million-for-violence-intervention/#:~:text=Albuquerque%20Community%20Safety%20gets%20%242%20million%20for%20violence%20intervention&text=ALBUQUERQUE%2C%20N.M.%20(KRQE)%20%E2%80%93,toward%20the%20Violence%20Intervention%20Program.
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/attorney-for-district-of-new-mexico-looks-to-help-with-albuquerques-crime-probl...
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 09.01.2023
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand services on the Navajo Nation.
Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Sophia Genovese from the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center to talk about a new complaint alleging human rights abuses at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The 186-page document highlights a litany of alleged violations, including rushed interviews advocates say jeopardize migrants’ safety while unjustly damaging their opportunity for asylum.
As NMiF transitions from longtime host Gene Grant, correspondents Gwyneth Doland, Russell Contreras and Antonia Gonzales gather for a conversation about their work ...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 09.01.2023
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand services on the Navajo Nation.
Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Sophia Genovese from the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center to talk about a new complaint alleging human rights abuses at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The 186-page document highlights a litany of alleged violations, including rushed interviews advocates say jeopardize migrants’ safety while unjustly damaging their opportunity for asylum.
As NMiF transitions from longtime host Gene Grant, correspondents Gwyneth Doland, Russell Contreras and Antonia Gonzales gather for a conversation about their work ...
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- One-on-One with U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez: Pt. 1
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- 9.1.23 – U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand services on the Navajo Nation.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-community-safety-gets-2-million-for-violence-intervention/#:~:text=Albuquerque%20Community%20Safety%20gets%20%242%20million%20for%20violence%20intervention&text=ALBUQUERQUE%2C%20N.M.%20(KRQE)%20%E2%80%93,toward%20the%20Violence%20Intervention%20Program.
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- One-on-One with U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez: Pt. 2
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- 9.1.23 – U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. In this second part of our two-part interview, Russell talks to Uballez about youth gun violence and the disparity in sentences between a crime charged in the state criminal justice system versus those that fall under federal jurisdiction.
Correspondent:
Russell Contreras
Guest:
Alexander Uballez, U.S. Attorney, District of New Mexico
For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/attorney-for-district-of-new-mexico-looks-to-help-with-albuquerques-crime-problem/
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- Federal Complaint Filed over Torrance County Detention Facility
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- 9.1.23 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Sophia Genovese from the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center to talk about a new complaint alleging human rights abuses at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The 186-page document highlights a litany of alleged violations, including rushed interviews advocates say jeopardize migrants’ safety while unjustly damaging their opportunity for asylum.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Sophia Genovese, Managing Attorney, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center
For More Information:
https://apnews.com/article/migrant-advocates-criticize-detention-center-1c9b5c245e6fddeb8d99583988caacd3
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- Meet the Correspondents at New Mexico in Focus
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- 20 days ago
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- 9.1.23 – As NMiF transitions from longtime host Gene Grant, correspondents Gwyneth Doland, Russell Contreras and Antonia Gonzales gather for a conversation about their work for the show. Each journalist explains their history in the field and gives the audience an idea of what type of stories to expect from them in the coming weeks and months.
Correspondents:
Gwyneth Doland
Russell Contreras
Antonia Gonzales
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- Full Episode| U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez & Federal Complaint Torrance County Detention Facility
- Date posted
- 20 days ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez speaks with correspondent Russell Contreras in his first interview on NMPBS. Russell asks about Uballez’s background, his approach to the position, youth gun violence, the effectiveness of the Department of Justice's police reform efforts in Albuquerque and several initiatives his office is pursuing to expand services on the Navajo Nation.
Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Sophia Genovese from the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center to talk about a new complaint alleging human rights abuses at the Torrance County Detention Facility. The 186-page document highlights a litany of alleged violations, including rushed interviews advocates say jeopardize migrants’ safety while unjustly damaging their opportunity for asylum.
As NMiF transitions from longtime host Gene Grant, correspondents Gwyneth Doland, Russell Contreras and Antonia Gonzales gather for a conversation about their work ...
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- New Mexico's Nuclear Underground: An Our Land Special
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- This year, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 40-year license for a private company, Holtec International, to build a facility between Hobbs and Carlsbad that would store nuclear waste from power plants the company is decommissioning in states from New Jersey to California. New Mexico already stores transuranic waste from nuclear weapons production in the salt caverns at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant or WIPP. This project would be different, and would eventually hold up to 10,000 canisters, with each canister holding 8,680 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial power plants. The New Mexico State Legislature passed Senate Bill 53 this year, which would prohibit state agencies from issuing permits, contracts or leases for the facility—unless the state approves the facility or the federal government moves forward with a permanent storage spot for the nation's commercial nuclear waste.
On this special episode of Our Land, we hear from John Heat...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 08.18.2023
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, executive producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with the state’s Public Education Department, about a pilot program aimed at reducing student expulsions. Jeff asks how the plan takes a new approach to school discipline and is rooted in a philosophy called "restorative justice."
In Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Navajo anti-nuclear activist Leona Morgan to discuss how the state's history of uranium mining and nuclear testing has caused irreparable damage to Indigenous communities across New Mexico. Morgan also talks about her thoughts on Christopher Nolan's film, “Oppenheimer,” and how it ignores that history.
In a segment we first aired in December, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus and Mike Eisenfeld of the San Juan Citizens Alliance showcase how industrialization near the Chaco Park area persists — even wi...
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 08.18.2023
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, executive producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with the state’s Public Education Department, about a pilot program aimed at reducing student expulsions. Jeff asks how the plan takes a new approach to school discipline and is rooted in a philosophy called "restorative justice."
In Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Navajo anti-nuclear activist Leona Morgan to discuss how the state's history of uranium mining and nuclear testing has caused irreparable damage to Indigenous communities across New Mexico. Morgan also talks about her thoughts on Christopher Nolan's film, “Oppenheimer,” and how it ignores that history.
In a segment we first aired in December, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus and Mike Eisenfeld of the San Juan Citizens Alliance showcase how industrialization near the Chaco Park area persists — even wi...
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- Full Episode | Restorative Justice, Nuclear Impacts on Indigenous Communities & The Future of NMiF
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- This week on New Mexico in Focus, executive producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with the state’s Public Education Department, about a pilot program aimed at reducing student expulsions. Jeff asks how the plan takes a new approach to school discipline and is rooted in a philosophy called "restorative justice."
In Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Navajo anti-nuclear activist Leona Morgan to discuss how the state's history of uranium mining and nuclear testing has caused irreparable damage to Indigenous communities across New Mexico. Morgan also talks about her thoughts on Christopher Nolan's film, “Oppenheimer,” and how it ignores that history.
In a segment we first aired in December, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus and Mike Eisenfeld of the San Juan Citizens Alliance showcase how industrialization near the Chaco Park area persists — even wi...
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- Looking Ahead Toward the Future of New Mexico in Focus
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- 8.18.23 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and Senior Producer Lou DiVizio talk about the future of New Mexico in Focus as the show moves forward following the departure of host Gene Grant.
Correspondents:
Lou DiVizio
Jeff Proctor
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- Nuclear Impacts on Indigenous Communities in NM
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- 8.18.23 – In Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Navajo anti-nuclear activist Leona Morgan to discuss how the state's history of uranium mining and nuclear testing has caused irreparable damage to Indigenous communities across New Mexico. Morgan also talks about her thoughts on Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” and how that film ignores that history.
Correspondent:
Antonia Gonzales
Guest:
Leona Morgan (Diné), anti-nuclear activist
For More Information:
https://www.nhonews.com/news/2021/may/11/advocate-leona-morgan-works-influence-un-represent/
https://apnews.com/article/us-senate-radiationexposure-compensation-b3e256163f1d0aaefec04642233a6d20
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- NM Public Schools Beginning Restorative Justice Pilot Program
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- 8.18.23 – Executive Producer Jeff Proctor talks with Trip Jennings, executive director of New Mexico In Depth, and Emma Green, program coordinator with the state’s Public Education Department, about a pilot program aimed at reducing student expulsions. Jeff asks how the plan takes a new approach to school discipline and is rooted in a philosophy called "restorative justice."
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guests:
Trip Jennings, executive director, New Mexico In Depth
Emma Green, program coordinator, New Mexico Public Education Department
For More Information:
https://nmindepth.com/2023/growing-number-of-nm-schools-pursue-restorative-justice-to-keep-kids-in-schools/
https://nmindepth.com/2022/gallup-mckinley-schools-native-student-discipline/
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- Full Interview | Gene Finds His Roots (October 2014)
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- 8.11.23 – In 2014, PBS was airing the hit series "Finding Your Roots," where host Henry Louis Gates and a team of genealogists gathered information on the family histories of celebrities and public figures. In October of that year, Gene Grant sat down with genealogist Ruth Randall and got a few surprises about his own family history.
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- Full Interview | Gene Speaks with Gwen Ifill (November 2010)
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- 8.11.23 – PBS NewsHour has had a major impact on our station and Gene Grant’s coverage over the years. In 2010, then-PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill stopped by our Albuquerque studios to speak with Gene about her book, “The Breakthrough, Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” The two speak candidly about perceptions and trends in Black politics at that point in America.
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- Full Interview | Gene Interviews NewsHour Legend Jim Lehrer (May 2010)
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- 8.11.23 – In 2010, Gene Grant got the opportunity to speak with another NewsHour legend, Jim Lehrer. At the time, Lehrer was the managing editor of PBS NewsHour. During their conversation, the two discuss a slew of changes that were happening at the PBS flagship show, including a shift to multi-media news.
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- Gene's Final Thoughts and Farewell | 08.11.23
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- Gene reflects on his time here at New Mexico in Focus and thanks staff and viewers for making his career memorable.
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- Full Episode | Gene Grant Says Goodbye to New Mexico in Focus
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- 1 month ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, we say goodbye to a mainstay at NMPBS, Gene Grant. Gene’s thoughtful and balanced approach to issues of the day made NMiF go-to watching for a generation of viewers. This week, we look back at the highlights of Gene’s career here, while making sure to assess the impact of his nearly two decades of work.
Gene’s first appearance on NMPBS, back when the show was called “In Focus,” came in 2005 as a guest. During that interview, former host Kate Nelson asks Gene about his thoughts on shifts in journalism during the booming blog era and the responsibilities journalists have to their readers.
In 2014, PBS was airing the hit series "Finding Your Roots," where host Henry Louis Gates and a team of genealogists gathered information on the family histories of celebrities and public figures. In October of that year, Gene sat down with genealogist Ruth Randall and got a few surprises about his own family history.
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- Gene Looks Back at His Time at New Mexico in Focus | In Focus
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- 1 month ago
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- 8.11.23 – Gene Grant and the roundtable of guests look back at his last 18 years with New Mexico in Focus and discuss some of their favorite memories with Gene.
Host:
Gene Grant
Guests:
T.J. Trout, radio host, KKOB
Cathryn McGill, founder, director, NM Black Leadership Council
Kathy Wimmer, former New Mexico in Focus Producer
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- Gene Interviews NewsHour Legend Jim Lehrer (May 2010) | In Focus
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- 8.11.23 – In 2010, Gene Grant got the opportunity to speak with another NewsHour legend, Jim Lehrer. At the time, Lehrer was the managing editor of PBS NewsHour. During their conversation, the two discuss a slew of changes that were happening at the PBS flagship show, including a shift to multi-media news. Lehrer finishes their conversation with a nod to the importance of local PBS reporting. So, we collected several clips of Gene’s appearances on NewsHour, discussing everything from house foreclosures in New Mexico in August 2010, to his interview this January about a series of allegedly politically motivated shootings, for which defeated Republican candidate Solomon Peña has been charged.
Host:
Gene Grant
Guest:
Jim Lehrer, former PBS NewsHour managing editor
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- Gene Speaks with Gwen Ifill (November 2010) | In Focus
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- 8.11.23 – PBS NewsHour has had a major impact on our station and Gene Grant’s coverage over the years. In 2010, then-PBS NewsHour correspondent Gwen Ifill stopped by our Albuquerque studios to speak with Gene about her book, “The Breakthrough, Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.” The two speak candidly about perceptions and trends in Black politics at that point in America.
Host:
Gene Grant
Guest:
Gwen Ifill, former PBS NewsHour Correspondent
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- Gene Finds His Roots (October 2014) | In Focus
- Date posted
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- 8.11.23 – In 2014, PBS was airing the hit series "Finding Your Roots," where host Henry Louis Gates and a team of genealogists gathered information on the family histories of celebrities and public figures. In October of that year, Gene Grant sat down with genealogist Ruth Randall and got a few surprises about his own family history.
Host:
Gene Grant
Guest:
Ruth Randall, certified genealogist
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- How Journalism Has Changed in the Last Two Decades | In Focus
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- 8.11.23 – To make Gene Grant’s final show extra special, we assembled a group of people who’ve been around the show, and Gene, for years. Kathy Wimmer is a retired producer who helped build The Line, making sure we had the right group to dissect the issues of the week. KKOB radio host T.J. Trout appeared on the show early in Gene’s career and quickly became one of the show’s favorite guests. And Cathryn McGill, the founder and director of the New Mexico Black Leadership Council, has become a key contributor on the program over the years. The group discusses the way journalism has changed during the last 18 years since Gene first appeared on NMPBS.
Host:
Gene Grant
Guests:
T.J. Trout, radio host, KKOB
Cathryn McGill, founder, director, NM Black Leadership Council
Kathy Wimmer, former New Mexico in Focus producer
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- Full Interview | UNM Hospital at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center | In Focus
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- 2 months ago
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- 8.4.23 – UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies that have repeatedly failed to care for people who are locked up.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Peter Cubra, retired attorney, founder of Advocacy, Inc.
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- Full Episode | Cerro Pelado Fire Update, NM Water Allocation & UNMH Takes Over Services at MDC
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- 2 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant talks to the Line Opinion Panel about a report from the U.S. Forest Service that shows they were responsible for starting last year's Cerro Pelado Fire, due in part to a holdover fire from a prescribed burn the agency conducted in the area two weeks prior. Gene asks the panel why the Forest Service was tight-lipped about its discovery and asks how the service can win back public trust. Then, Gene and the panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers.
UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies t...
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- Cerro Pelado Fire Update | The Line
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 8.4.23 – Gene Grant talks to the Line Opinion Panel about a report from the U.S. Forest Service that shows the agency was responsible for starting last year's Cerro Pelado Fire, due in part to a holdover fire from a prescribed burn the service conducted in the area two weeks prior. Gene asks the panel why the Forest Service was tight-lipped about its discovery and asks how it can win back public trust.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Paula Garcia, executive director, New Mexico Acequia Association
John Fleck, professor, water researcher at UNM's Utton Center
Elizabeth Miller, independent journalist
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https://www.abqjournal.com/news/forest-service-improperly-withholding-fire-records-attorney-says/article_cbabe17e-1532-11ee-b369-8fc95d75c365.html
https://www.newmexicopbs.org/productions/newmexicoinfocus/navigating-the-cerro-pelado-fire-rumor-mill/
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- What's Ahead Friday Night on New Mexico in Focus | 08.04.2023
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- 2 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant talks to the Line Opinion Panel about a report from the U.S. Forest Service that shows they were responsible for starting last year's Cerro Pelado Fire, due in part to a holdover fire from a prescribed burn the agency conducted in the area two weeks prior. Gene asks the panel why the Forest Service was tight-lipped about its discovery and asks how the service can win back public trust. Then, Gene and the panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers.
UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies t...
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- NMiF Show Preview | 08.04.2023
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant talks to the Line Opinion Panel about a report from the U.S. Forest Service that shows they were responsible for starting last year's Cerro Pelado Fire, due in part to a holdover fire from a prescribed burn the agency conducted in the area two weeks prior. Gene asks the panel why the Forest Service was tight-lipped about its discovery and asks how the service can win back public trust. Then, Gene and the panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers.
UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies t...
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- Study Questions NM Water Allocation | The Line
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- 8.4.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers.
Host:
Gene Grant
Line Opinion Panelists:
Paula Garcia, executive director, New Mexico Acequia Association
John Fleck, professor, water researcher at UNM's Utton Center
Elizabeth Miller, independent journalist
For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/agriculture/new-mexicos-agriculture-sector-uses-more-than-80-of-its-fresh-water-an-activist-group/article_cf038d22-24e1-11ee-9317-57ae451c020a.html
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- Is a Settlement on the Rio Grande Coming Soon? | Our Land
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- 8.4.23 – After the relatively wet years of the 1980s and ‘90s, New Mexico’s reservoirs started dropping in the 2000s. In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, two water districts — one in New Mexico and another in Texas — agreed in 2008 on new ways to share water stored in Elephant Butte Reservoir. But New Mexico’s then-attorney general, Gary King, sued the federal government, saying too much of New Mexico’s water was going to Texas. Texas disagreed and then sued New Mexico and Colorado, alleging that by allowing farmers to pump groundwater connected to the river, New Mexico wasn’t sending its fair share downstream. That landed all three states in the U.S. Supreme Court, where the federal government also weighed in on the issue. Now, the three states say they’ve come up with a plan to move forward, and although the federal government hasn’t agreed to the plan, federal Judge Michael Melloy, the case’s special master, has recommended the Supreme Court ap...
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- UNM Hospital Begins Medical Services at Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center | In Focus
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 8.4.23 – UNM Hospital is one week into a new partnership with the Metropolitan Detention Center. Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with retired attorney Peter Cubra to talk about why this is a welcome change from private companies that have repeatedly failed to care for people who are locked up.
Correspondent:
Jeff Proctor
Guest:
Peter Cubra, retired attorney, founder of Advocacy, Inc.
For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/unm-hospital-takes-over-as-medical-provider-for-the-metropolitan-detention-center/
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- Full Interview | Redistricting Lawsuits Move Forward After NM Supreme Court Decision | In Focus
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
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- 7.21.23 – A recent ruling from the New Mexico Supreme Court could set the stage for changes to political redistricting in the state. The justices weighed in on a lawsuit brought by the state Republican Party and others challenging the new congressional districts drawn by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature. But the decision could impact another case too — a lawsuit brought by the Navajo Nation, alleging San Juan County Commissioners packed Native American voters into a single district. New Mexico in Focus Correspondent Gwyneth Doland caught up with two people familiar with these cases to ask what impact the outcomes could have on future elections.
Correspondent:
Gwyneth Doland
Guests:
Hannah Burling, project leader for Fair Districts NM, co-president, League of Women Voters
Leonard Gorman, executive director, Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission
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- LIVE NOW: Weekly Warmup | 8.4.23
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- NMiF Line Panelists Discuss topics on their minds this week.
