This week, New Mexico in Focus talks with candidates from two districts in the upcoming Albuquerque city council election. The candidates discuss public safety, transportation, economic development and other issues that are important right now in the state's largest city.
This week on New Mexico In Focus, a look at Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Luis Valentino, his resignation this week, and the latest news in the APS administration scandal this summer that received both local and national attention.
New Mexico in Focus host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the many sides of a scandal in the administration of Albuquerque Public Schools. Deputy superintendent Jason Martinez, who resigned late last week, is facing felony charges in two...
New Mexico in Focus producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with Sharon Wirth of Audubon New Mexico and Bill Conner of the New Mexico Rural Water Association to discuss monitoring the long-term impact of the recent toxic spill in the Animas River. Host Gene...
New Mexico in Focus gets a local take on renewed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry scheduled to arrive in Cuba to open the U.S. embassy in Havana this week.
This week on New Mexico in Focus, a chat with Luis Valentino, the new superintendent for Albuquerque Public Schools, who shares his priorities for the district and talks about the role of parents and community members in advocating for students and...
New Mexico in Focus looks at fracking across New Mexico with Producer Sarah Gustavus discussing the controversial method with local community activists from the Navajo Nation and Mora County. They share concerns about what hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, could do to the water and land in their communities.
This week on New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with two community organizations to talk about the proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as EBT or Food Stamps.
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Amber Royster from Equality New Mexico sits down with producer Sarah Gustavus to talk about the recent same sex marriage ruling from the Supreme Court and the protections LGBTQ advocates would like to see enacted to...