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Downwinders Added to RECA

Title: Downwinders Added to RECA
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.18.25 – Tina Cordova, president and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders, has advocated for decades for those who were exposed to radiation during and after the Trinity Test — the first-ever detonation of a nuclear bomb. Host Nash Jones speaks with Cordova about her life's work: pushing for reparations for New Mexico victims, and what the newly revived Radiation Exposure Compensation Act includes.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/new-mexico-downwinders-now-eligible-for-compensation-from-reca/
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Union Deal for NM Grocery Workers

Title: Union Deal for NM Grocery Workers
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Union workers have approved a four-year contract that guarantees wage raises and improved benefits at New Mexico Smith's and Albertsons stores.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.
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How Indigenous Food Sovereignty Actually Works in NM

Title: How Indigenous Food Sovereignty Actually Works in NM
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: In collaboration with New Mexico In Depth, Indigenous Affairs Reporter Bella Davis visits a local farm to learn about the meaning and importance of Indigenous food sovereignty in New Mexico and beyond.

Stream the episode on YouTube and the PBS app.

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President Trump’s Push to Deregulate the Oil and Gas Industry

Title: President Trump’s Push to Deregulate the Oil and Gas Industry
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.18.25 – In collaboration with nonprofit news organization Capital and Main, oil and gas reporter Jerry Redfern stopped by our studio to interview Kyle Tisdel, senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center. The two examine Trump's tax and spending bill — and how it fits with Trump's executive orders to roll back federal regulations on the oil and gas industry.

Correspondent:
Jerry Redfern

Guest:
Kyle Tisdel, Attorney and Climate and Energy Program Director, Western Environmental Law Center

For More Information:
https://capitalandmain.com/in-democratic-new-mexico-oil-and-gas-legislation-doesnt-pass
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NM Joins Lawsuit in Response to Public Education Funding Freeze

Title: NM Joins Lawsuit in Response to Public Education Funding Freeze
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: New Mexico has joined 20 other states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to the president freezing nearly $7 billion dollars in public education funding.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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How Trump’s Spending Bill Could Reshape NM | Full Episode

Title: How Trump’s Spending Bill Could Reshape NM | Full Episode
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus, we discuss President Trump's massive tax and spending bill and dig into a few key changes coming to our state.

Tina Cordova, the president and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders, has advocated for decades for those who were exposed to radiation during and after the Trinity Test — the first-ever detonation of a nuclear bomb. Host Nash Jones speaks with Cordova about her life's work: pushing for reparations for New Mexico victims, and what the newly revived Radiation Exposure Compensation Act includes.

In collaboration with nonprofit news organization Capital and Main, oil and gas reporter Jerry Redfern stopped by our studio to interview Kyle Tisdel, senior attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center. The two examine Trump's tax and spending bill — and how it fits with Trump's executive orders to roll back federal regulations on the oil and gas industry.

State Sen. Jim Townsend, a Republica...

Foreign Aid and Public Media Funding Stripped Away

Title: Foreign Aid and Public Media Funding Stripped Away
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Congress has given final approval to President Trump’s request to strip away $9 billion in federal funding previously allocated for public media and foreign aid.

In addition to slashing about $8 billion dollars for foreign assistance programs like USAID, the legislation cuts over a billion dollars from the corporation for public broadcasting, which funds PBS, NPR, and their local stations large and small, far and wide — including us at NMPBS.

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How Indigenous Food Sovereignty Actually Works?

Title: How Indigenous Food Sovereignty Actually Works?
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: In collaboration with New Mexico In Depth, Indigenous affairs reporter Bella Davis visits a local farm to learn about the meaning and importance of Indigenous food sovereignty in New Mexico and beyond.

Indigenously Positive is a collaboration between NMPBS and New Mexico In Depth, the nonprofit newsroom where Bella Davis works as Indigenous Affairs reporter.

New Mexico In Depth: https://nmindepth.com/

Guests:
Kara Bobroff (Navajo/Lakota), Co-Founder & Executive Director
Maximo Lopez, Farm Director
Kevin Mahkee (Zuni Pueblo)
Mali Nichols
Alan Brauer, Co-Founder & Senior Director
Maya Kwon (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate), Native American Community Academy Liaison
Orenda Martine (Navajo & Laguna/Zuni/Santo Domingo Pueblos), Native American Community Academy Alum

Host/Producer: Bella Davis (Yurok)
Director/Producer: Benjamin C Yazza (Diné)
Camera: Joey Dunn (Diné) & RJ Torres

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Housing and Placement Concerns at CYFD

Title: Housing and Placement Concerns at CYFD
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.11.25 – For years, reporters Ed Williams of Searchlight New Mexico and Taylor Velazquez of KUNM News have documented the shortcomings and failures of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. In their conversation with host Nash Jones, the pair discuss the new changes made at the department that aim to address its many issues surrounding child placement and housing.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Ed Williams, Reporter, Searchlight New Mexico
Taylor Velazquez, Reporter, KUNM News

For More Information:
https://searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-children-youth-and-families-department-makamy-anderson-teenage-suicide-investigation/
https://www.kunm.org/show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2025-02-28/lets-talk-about-reforms-for-cyfd
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New Loan Forgiveness Programs for NM Veterinarians, College Employees

Title: New Loan Forgiveness Programs for NM Veterinarians, College Employees
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.11.25 – Higher Education Secretary Stephanie Rodriguez and two program directors at the department sit down with Nash to discuss how several new loan forgiveness programs are meant to help more New Mexicans pursue high-paying, high-skill jobs.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Stephanie Rodriguez, Secretary, New Mexico Higher Education Department
Heather Romero, Director of Financial Aid, New Mexico Higher Education Department
Amber Gallup, Director of Adult Education, New Mexico Higher Education Department

For More Information:
https://www.krqe.com/always-on/applications-open-june-1-for-new-mexicos-teacher-loan-repayment-program/
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New Medical Mushroom Program

Title: New Medical Mushroom Program
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.11.25 – New Mexico is now the third state to legalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms for medical treatment. The Medical Psilocybin Act went into effect last month, giving state officials a 2027 deadline to establish the use of mushrooms as a medical practice. Reporter Cailley Chella spoke with medical experts and advocates who explain how psychedelics can help patients with severe depression and PTSD.

Correspondent:
Cailley Chella

Guests:
Ben Feinberg, Professor of Anthropology at Warren Wilson College
Joaquin Orozco, New Mexico Psychedelic Science Society Board member
Dr. Larry Leeman, Psychedelic Assisted Therapies Researcher at UNM
Jeff Holland, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/2025/04/10/medical-psilocybin-act-becomes-law-in-new-mexico-but-whats-next/
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Mosquitos in Bernalillo County Test Positive for the West Nile Virus

Title: Mosquitos in Bernalillo County Test Positive for the West Nile Virus
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: State officials have issued an advisory after mosquitos in Bernalillo County recently tested positive for the West Nile virus.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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New Scholarship Programs for Grad School and High School Equivalence Tests

Title: New Scholarship Programs for Grad School and High School Equivalence Tests
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: 7.11.25 – Three officials with the Higher Education Department discuss new scholarship programs aimed at making higher education more affordable for graduate students and people who never finished high school.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Stephanie Rodriguez, Secretary, New Mexico Higher Education Department
Heather Romero, Director of Financial Aid, New Mexico Higher Education Department
Amber Gallup, Director of Adult Education, New Mexico Higher Education Department

For More Information:
https://www.dailylobo.com/article/2025/04/governor-signs-bill-increasing-grad-student-funding-expanding-scholarship-eligibility
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Full Episode | Medical Mushrooms & CYFD Reforms Become State Law

Title: Full Episode | Medical Mushrooms & CYFD Reforms Become State Law
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus, we break down a handful of new state laws. For years, reporters Ed Williams of Searchlight New Mexico and Taylor Velazquez of KUNM News have documented the shortcomings and failures of the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. In their conversation with host Nash Jones, the pair discuss the new changes made at the department that aim to address its many issues surrounding child placement and housing. Later, Nash asks how the creation of the Office of the Child Advocate might better support children under CYFD care.

New Mexico is now the third state to legalize the use of psychedelic mushrooms for medical treatment. The Medical Psilocybin Act went into effect last month, giving state officials a 2027 deadline to establish the use of mushrooms as a medical practice. Reporter Cailley Chella spoke with medical experts and advocates who explain how psychedelics can help patients with severe depression and PTSD.

High...

Catastrophic Flooding in Ruidoso

Title: Catastrophic Flooding in Ruidoso
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Just over a year after two wildfires ravaged the town of Ruidoso, a catastrophic flood rushed across the area’s burns scar on July 8th.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Pat Davis on Challenges Facing Ctrl+P Publishing and its Outlets

Title: Pat Davis on Challenges Facing Ctrl+P Publishing and its Outlets
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 7.4.25 – Ctrl+P Publishing owner Pat Davis has been on each of our 'State of the Local Media’ specials. Since the former Democratic Albuquerque City Councilor last stopped by our studio, his quickly growing local media company has hit a snag. Nash sits down with Davis to discuss the challenges and changes at his local outlets over the last year.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Pat Davis, Owner, Ctrl+P Publishing
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New ABQ Journal Executive Editor on the Newspaper’s Future

Title: New ABQ Journal Executive Editor on the Newspaper’s Future
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 7.4.25 – Late last year, Jay Newton-Small stepped in to lead the Albuquerque Journal following the ouster of former editor Patrick Etheridge, who was charged with shoplifting last fall. Newton-Small has been a journalist for more than two decades, writing for Time Magazine and Bloomberg News. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Newton-Small about her vision for the state's largest newspaper in the years ahead.

Host:
Lou DiVizio

Guest:
Jay Newton-Small, Executive Editor and Vice President, Albuquerque Journal

For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/business/article_8d782f0e-961c-11ef-9684-e77220c71d9a.html
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505omatic on Telling Stories, Hearing from Community in Santa Fe

Title: 505omatic on Telling Stories, Hearing from Community in Santa Fe
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 7.4.25 – The Santa Fe-based news collective 505omatic has garnered a strong digital following in its first year as an organization. Members tell Reporter Cailley Chella how the group plugs into the ever-changing media landscape a bit differently.

Correspondent:
Cailley Chella

Guests:
Dezbaá, Actor, 505omatic Contributor
Warren Langford, Executive Producer, 505omatic
Gwyneth Doland, Journalism Professor and NMiF Politics Correspondent, University of New Mexico
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Enforcing Cannabis Regulations in New Mexico

Title: Enforcing Cannabis Regulations in New Mexico
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: New Mexico is creating a new law enforcement group dedicated to enforcing cannabis regulations.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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New Mexico Public Land Sale Died in the U.S. Senate

Title: New Mexico Public Land Sale Died in the U.S. Senate
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: A proposal that would have made 14 million acres of public land in New Mexico eligible for sale has died in the U.S. Senate.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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New KUNM General Manager on Proposed CPB Cuts

Title: New KUNM General Manager on Proposed CPB Cuts
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 7.4.25 – We continue our look at the state of local public media as Host Nash Jones sits down with the new general manager of KUNM, Jeff Pope. Nash returns to their former workplace to meet the new boss and hear Pope’s first impressions and vision for the future. We dive into how KUNM can meet the moment while potentially weathering significant funding cuts.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Jeff Pope, General Manager, KUNM

For More Information:
https://www.kunm.org/local-news/2025-06-23/new-general-manager-says-kunms-super-power-is-local-content
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Small Public Radio Stations Brace for Loss of Federal Funding

Title: Small Public Radio Stations Brace for Loss of Federal Funding
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 7.4.25 – In June, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to cut more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the Senate approves the proposal, two years of previously approved funding for public media will disappear. Reporter Cailley Chella speaks with staff from small public radio stations around the state about the looming federal funding cuts.

Correspondent:
Cailley Chella

Guests:
Tazbeh McCullah, General Manager, KSFR
Rachel Kaub, Station Manager, KGLP

For More Information:
https://www.npr.org/2025/06/25/nx-s1-5445236/senate-hearing-rescissions-international-aid-npr-pbs
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The State of Local Media in 2025 | Full Episode

Title: The State of Local Media in 2025 | Full Episode
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: This week is our annual Fourth of July 'State of Local Media' special. Late last year, Jay Newton-Small stepped in to lead the Albuquerque Journal following the ouster of former editor Patrick Etheridge, who was charged with shoplifting last fall. Newton-Small has been a journalist for more than two decades, writing for Time Magazine and Bloomberg News. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Newton-Small about her vision for the state's largest newspaper in the years ahead.

In June, the Republican-led House of Representatives voted to cut more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the Senate approves the proposal, two years of previously approved funding for public media will disappear. Reporter Cailley Chella speaks with staff from small public radio stations around the state about the looming federal funding cuts.

We continue our look at the state of local public media as Host Nash Jones sits down with the new general manager of KUNM, ...

APD Decides Officer Used Excessive Lethal Force

Title: APD Decides Officer Used Excessive Lethal Force
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: For the first time in its history, the Albuquerque Police Department has decided that one of its officers used excessive lethal force.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.
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PFAS Contamination Lawsuit in New Mexico

Title: PFAS Contamination Lawsuit in New Mexico
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: The State Department of Justice and Environment Department have sued the U.S. Air Force over PFAS contamination in eastern New Mexico.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Journalist Cailley Chella Joins New Mexico in Focus

Title: Journalist Cailley Chella Joins New Mexico in Focus
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.20.25 – Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella is the newest reporter to join New Mexico in Focus. Nash interviews Cailley to hear more about her work to this point in her career and what she'll bring to NMiF viewers.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Cailley Chella
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Student Documentary on Unit 731 Gets National Recognition

Title: Student Documentary on Unit 731 Gets National Recognition
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.20.25 – Earlier this month, a group of students from the Albuquerque School of Excellence competed in the national documentary competition put on by National History Day. Those four students went through a rigorous research and production process to tell the story of Unit 731, a classified human experimentation project in Japan during World War II. Two members of that student documentary team sat down with host Nash Jones to tell us about what they learned, and what it took to bring their short film to the national stage.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Nicole Briceno Gabauer, Albuquerque School of Excellence
Masara Algburi, Albuquerque School of Excellence

For More Information:
https://www.kob.com/news/top-news/new-mexico-high-school-champs-advance-to-national-history-day-national-contest/
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Leon Howard Named New Head of ACLU of NM

Title: Leon Howard Named New Head of ACLU of NM
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.20.25 – This week, we sit down with Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico to discuss his priorities as he takes the helm of the local chapter of the national civil rights organization.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Leon Howard, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico

For More Information:
https://sourcenm.com/briefs/i-understand-what-the-stakes-are-here-aclu-of-new-mexico-hires-new-director/
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Sawmill District Industrial Revenue Bonds Approved

Title: Sawmill District Industrial Revenue Bonds Approved
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: The Albuquerque city council has approved more than $227 million dollars in industrial revenue bonds. The funds will go towards three developments in the city’s Sawmill District.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.
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“No Kings” Protest Draws Thousands in ABQ

Title: “No Kings” Protest Draws Thousands in ABQ
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.20.25 – On Saturday, June 14, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Albuquerque's North Valley to voice their anger and distrust of President Trump and his policies. Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella stopped by the local "No Kings" protest to see what the national demonstration against President Trump's agenda looked like.

Correspondent:
Cailley Chella

For More Information:
https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_0c6d5dd2-abe0-4336-b096-36824a9df54f.html#1
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New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025

Title: New Head of ACLU of NM on Civil Liberties in 2025
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.20.25 – Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico, weighs in on a few specific cases his organization is working on and what he and the rest of the organization’s attorneys are watching for as protests over immigration enforcement continue, with the US military deployed in Los Angeles.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guest:
Leon Howard, Executive Director, ACLU of New Mexico

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https://sourcenm.com/briefs/i-understand-what-the-stakes-are-here-aclu-of-new-mexico-hires-new-director/
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New Mexico Safety Over Profit Sued

Title: New Mexico Safety Over Profit Sued
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: The state's ethics commission has sued New Mexico Safety Over Profit, saying the organization failed to report at least $56,000 spent on lobbying before this year's legislative session.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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New Head of ACLU of NM; No Kings Protest | Full Episode

Title: New Head of ACLU of NM; No Kings Protest | Full Episode
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus, we sit down with Leon Howard, the new executive director of the ACLU of New Mexico to discuss his priorities as he takes the helm of the local chapter of the national civil rights organization. Plus, Howard weighs in on a few specific cases they’re working on.

On Saturday, June 14, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Albuquerque's North Valley to voice their anger and distrust of President Trump and his policies. Multimedia journalist Cailley Chella stopped by the local "No Kings" protest to see what the national demonstration against President Trump's agenda looked like.

Earlier this month, a group of students from the Albuquerque School of Excellence competed in the national documentary competition put on by National History Day. Those four students went through a rigorous research and production process to tell the story of Unit 731, a classified human experimentation project in Japan during World War II. Two member...

IAIA President on Proposed Federal Cuts

Title: IAIA President on Proposed Federal Cuts
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.13.25 – Questions remain for Santa Fe's Institute of the American Indian Arts as the school's federal funding is threatened to be cut. Robert Martin, president of the institute, gave Senior Producer Lou Divizio his perspective on the school's importance to Indigenous culture and its uncertain future.

Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio

Guest:
Dr. Robert Martin (Cherokee Nation), President, Institute of American Indian Arts

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How NM Celebrates Juneteenth in 2025

Title: How NM Celebrates Juneteenth in 2025
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.13.25 – New Mexicans have celebrated Juneteenth for decades – long before it became a state holiday in 2006 and a federal holiday in 2021. The state's Black Chamber of Commerce hopes this year's Juneteenth event will be the biggest celebration yet. Host Nash Jones spoke with chamber president Karla Causey and chief administrative officer Beverly Gaines to learn what this year's celebration will look like.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Karla Causey, President, Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico
Beverly Gaines, Chief Administrative Officer, Black Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico

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https://www.bccofnm.org/juneteenth
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New Head of NM MLK, Jr. Commission on Group’s Future

Title: New Head of NM MLK, Jr. Commission on Group’s Future
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.13.25 – In March, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission named Dannelle Kirven as its new executive director. This week, Kirven stopped by the studio for a conversation with Lou about her group's work in 2025, at a time when the federal government has explicitly targeted initiatives that focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Also, she tells us how the organization is moving past a 2018 financial scandal.

Correspondent:
Lou DiVizio

Guest:
Dannelle Kirven, Executive Director, New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
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Universities will soon be Allowed to Pay Student Athletes

Title: Universities will soon be Allowed to Pay Student Athletes
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Universities will soon be allowed to pay student athletes directly after a federal judge approved a $2.8 billion-dollar settlement earlier this month.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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ABQ Pride Celebrates Without Federal Support

Title: ABQ Pride Celebrates Without Federal Support
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.13.25 – June is Pride Month and this past weekend, Albuquerque held its annual parade down Route 66. In a year that's seen a slew of executive orders targeting the trans community, and a month in which the federal government has declined to issue a pride month proclamation, people at this year's Albuquerque Pride acknowledged the fear and uncertainty many in the LGBTQ community are feeling. In this segment produced by NMPBS Art and Cultural Affairs Executive Producer Michael Kamins, people there say pride is still all about celebration.

Producer:
Michael Kamins
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Full Episode | Juneteenth and Pride in NM; IAIA Funds Threatened

Title: Full Episode | Juneteenth and Pride in NM; IAIA Funds Threatened
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus, questions remain for Santa Fe's Institute of the American Indian Arts as the school's federal funding is threatened to be cut. Robert Martin, president of the institute, gave Senior Producer Lou Divizio his perspective on the school's importance to indigenous culture and its uncertain future.

New Mexicans have celebrated Juneteenth for decades – long before it became a state holiday in 2006 and a federal holiday in 2021. The state's Black Chamber of Commerce hopes this year's Juneteenth event will be the biggest celebration yet. Host Nash Jones spoke with chamber president Karla Causey and chief administrative officer Beverly Gaines to learn what this year's celebration will look like.

In March, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission named Dannelle Kirven as its new executive director. This week, Kirven stopped by the studio for a conversation with Lou about her group's work in 2025, at a time when the federal g...

Western Governors’ Association Meeting in Santa Fe

Title: Western Governors’ Association Meeting in Santa Fe
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Later this month, four cabinet secretaries will head to Santa Fe to attend this year's Western Governors’ Association meeting.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Forest Stewards Guild Talks Prescribed Burns and Resiliency in NM

Title: Forest Stewards Guild Talks Prescribed Burns and Resiliency in NM
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.6.25 – Host Nash Jones sits down with two members of the Santa Fe-based nonprofit Forest Stewards Guild to talk about their use of prescribed burns and rebuilding public trust in that often-controversial forest-management tool.

Host:
Nash Jones

Guests:
Eytan Krasilovsky, Deputy Director, Forest Stewards Guild
Maya Hilty, Fireshed Coordinator, Forest Stewards Guild
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What NM Officials Expect from the 2025 Fire Season

Title: What NM Officials Expect from the 2025 Fire Season
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.6.25 – Since New Mexico's fire season began this spring, about 25 local jurisdictions have imposed some level of fire restriction. In May, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency due to the state's severe drought and increased fire risk. Source New Mexico reporter Patrick Lohmann speaks with State Forester Laura McCarthy about how New Mexico officials are preparing for this year's wildfire season — and the recovery efforts of the future.

Correspondent:
Patrick Lohmann

Guest:
Laura McCarthy, State Forester, New Mexico Forestry Division

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https://sourcenm.com/briefs/nm-gov-declares-state-of-emergency-for-ongoing-drought-fire-risk/
https://sourcenm.com/2025/06/03/nm-wildfire-dispatch-centers-no-longer-face-threat-of-closure-heinrich-says/
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Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar

Title: Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: 6.6.25 – In 2022, the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burned more than 340,000 acres of spruce, fir and ponderosa pine. Today, recovery for the forest in the burn scar remains a work in progress. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller takes us to one of many replanting sites and speaks with two researchers who are working to restore the area's canopy.

Correspondent:
Elizabeth Miller

Photojournalists:
Joey Dunn
Manny Valdez

Editor:
Lou DiVizio

Guests:
Andrei Toca, Research Scientist, John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center, New Mexico State University
Christopher Marsh, Research Scientist, Center for Fire Resilient Ecosystems and Society, University of New Mexico
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Full Episode | Fire Season in NM; Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar

Title: Full Episode | Fire Season in NM; Planting Seeds in a Burn Scar
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: This week on New Mexico in Focus, we dig into this year's ongoing fire season. In 2022, the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Fire burned more than 340,000 acres of spruce, fir and ponderosa pine. Today, recovery for the forest in the burn scar remains a work in progress. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller takes us to one of many replanting sites and speaks with two researchers who are working to restore the area's canopy.

Since New Mexico's fire season began this spring, about 25 local jurisdictions have imposed some level of fire restriction. In May, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency due to the state's severe drought and increased fire risk. Source New Mexico reporter Patrick Lohmann speaks with State Forester Laura McCarthy about how New Mexico officials are preparing for this year's wildfire season – and the recovery efforts of the future.

Host Nash Jones sits down with two members of the Santa Fe-based nonprofit Forest Stewards Guild to ta...

New Mexico Wildfire Dispatch Centers Remain Open

Title: New Mexico Wildfire Dispatch Centers Remain Open
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Two New Mexico wildfire dispatch centers are no longer on the chopping block after both offices were removed from a termination list created by the so-called department of government efficiency.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Santa Fe Community Shelter Update

Title: Santa Fe Community Shelter Update
Date posted: 10 months ago
Description: Santa Fe City Councilors voted to end the lease at interfaith community shelter earlier this month, handing over the reins of the homeless services center to Urban Alchemy, a California based nonprofit.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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NM Oil and Gas Pollution Lawsuit Dismissed

Title: NM Oil and Gas Pollution Lawsuit Dismissed
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: The New Mexico Court of Appeals has dismissed an oil and gas pollution lawsuit, one that alleged the state failed to protect its citizens from pollution and violated the state constitution.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Homeless New Mexicans Undercounted

Title: Homeless New Mexicans Undercounted
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: A new study from the state health department suggests the number of New Mexicans experiencing homelessness might be severely undercounted.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Sixth Albuquerque Police Officer Pleaded Guilty

Title: Sixth Albuquerque Police Officer Pleaded Guilty
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: A sixth Albuquerque police officer has pleaded guilty to federal crimes amid an ongoing investigation into a decades long DWI bribery scheme.

Host Nash Jones shares details. Watch the show Fridays at 7pm and stream on the PBS app.

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Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers: APD Accountability

Title: Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers: APD Accountability
Date posted: 11 months ago
Description: Albuquerque City Councilor Nichole Rogers acknowledges that the city’s legislative branch must now play a larger role in ensuring accountability.

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