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This week, New Mexico in Focus sits 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...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, questions remain for Santa Fe's Institute of the American Indian Arts (IAIA) as the school's federal funding is threatened to be cut. Robert Martin, president of the institute, gave Senior Producer Lou Divizio his...

This week, New Mexico in Focus digs 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...

As part of the University of New Mexico’s continued growth and evolution, construction projects will be underway throughout the summer of 2025 as things quiet down at the Albuquerque and Branch Campuses. Outdated structures will be replaced with...

This week, New Mexico in Focus explores the future for the Albuquerque Police Department, now that an 11-year, federally mandated reform effort has ended. Police Chief Harold Medina strikes a reassuring tone, telling NMiF host Nash Jones: “We’re not...

This week, New Mexico in Focus explores what the end of federal oversight at the Albuquerque Police Department means for the city. On April 11, 2011, two plainclothes detectives killed 27-year-old Christopher Torres, shooting him three times in the back...

The University of New Mexico’s historic Duck Pond is located at the heart of UNM’s Central Campus and a core of the Lobo experience. Since November, the Duck Pond has been closed for renovations to replace aging infrastructure, enhance water quality for...

This week, New Mexico in Focus turns its attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that's trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide — from Taos to...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland interviews NMPBS General Manager Franz Joachim, who lays out the facts on what President Donald Trump's executive order to end federal funding for public media could mean here at home. The...

Albuquerque is known for being a bike-friendly city. Whether in the Sandia foothills, along the Bosque, or on more than 400 miles of bike lanes throughout the city, Burqueños can enjoy biking nearly all year round. To promote a healthy and sustainable...