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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land’s Laura Paskus hosts a special roundtable to discuss all things food—why it costs so much, why so much of it gets thrown away, and the social justice issues associated with access. Paskus begins by asking the...

Legend has it that the duck pond at The University of New Mexico, a popular spot for members of the campus community and local residents to hang out and relax, started as a series of puddles. “At my new student orientation, my tour guide told me that...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tells us why she wants to call a special session centered on public safety. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio asks the governor why she thinks a special session is necessary and whether she has the...

The University of New Mexico was presented with the esteemed Best Buildings Award from the Association of General Contractors (AGC) New Mexico for the UNM New Mexico Mutual Champions Training Center in the category of New Construction within $2.5 million...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard stops by the studio and tells Senior Producer Lou DiVizio why she chose to hold off on selling the state's most valuable oil and gas leases until officials lock in a...

This week, New Mexico in Focus looks back at how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped the last four years. In the first of a two-part interview, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor sits down with Santa Fe-based public defender Jennifer Burrill and Michael Bird,...

This week, New Mexico in Focus breaks down a report that ranks New Mexico as one of the 10 most expensive states to purchase groceries. Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with James Peach, a retired economics professor with New Mexico State University,...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor interviews U.S. Attorney Alexander Uballez about the federal investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. In the first of a two-part discussion,...

The UNM Bookstores – including the North Campus and the Central Campus locations – will be closed for physical inventory on Monday and Tuesday, March 11-12. On March 13-15, the North Campus and the Central Campus bookstores will be open from 10 a.m. to...

This week, New Mexico in Focus speaks with a tipster who may have helped launch the FBI investigation into alleged corruption at the Albuquerque Police Department's DWI unit. Journalist Elise Kaplan of City Desk Albuquerque asks legal malpractice...