This week, New Mexico in Focus breaks down this week's primary elections with UNM's Political Science Professor Timothy Krebs. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks Krebs to consider why two high-profile district attorney races went well for the incumbents and whether big wins for progressive Democrats will shape the governor's approach to her policy agenda.
Source New Mexico reporter Danielle Prokop asks U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., about his efforts to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover New Mexico.
The Paper’s Andy Lyman interviews documentarian Doug Fine about his film, "American Hemp Farmer," and asks why New Mexico is uniquely positioned to benefit hemp farmers.
NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 9 at 7 a.m., and streaming on the PBS video app.
NMiF Segments
NM Primary 2024 Election Results
Correspondent
Lou DiVizio
Guest
Timothy Krebs, professor, UNM Department of Political Science
Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Expanding RECA
Correspondent
Danielle Prokop
Guest
Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-NM
Tularosa Downwinders Try Again
Correspondent
Russell Contreras
Guest
Tina Cordova, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium
The Benefits of Hemp & Hemp Farming in New Mexico
Correspondent
Andy Lyman
Guest
Doug Fine, filmmaker
Host
Lou DiVizio
New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues and explores them in-depth with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."
NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs, is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. “Our Land” Senior Producer is Laura Paskus. The producer of New Mexico in Focus is Antonio Sanchez, and co-producer is Kathy Wimmer.
Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You.
Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund.
The Neeper Natural History Programming Fund for KNME-TV provides funding for Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present & Future.