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This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel breaks down the latest campaign finance numbers in the governor’s race. While the general election is still a year away, the most recent reporting period sheds new light on the Republican...

The UNM Bookstore on main campus holds its in-person Fall 2021 Grad Fair on Tuesday through Thursday, Oct. 19-21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Graduating students will be able to pick up their regalia for the big day, enter to win great graduation...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as voting begins in local elections across the state, NMiF teams with the New Mexico Black Voters Collaborative to present a mayoral forum in the state’s largest city. Incumbent Mayor Tim Keller has three challengers,...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta opens this month, the National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate a fatal balloon crash in Albuquerque last June. NMiF speaks with the founder of balloon...

Popejoy Hall patrons will soon need more than a ticket when attending this season’s performances. Effective Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, a new policy will require patrons to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours to enter...

The UNM Championship Golf Course, consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top collegiate courses, hosts its Inaugural Foundation Tournament on Monday, Oct. 4. The funds raised from this event will support the Foundation’s mission of maintaining and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Antonia Gonzales speaks with Native fashion model Quannah Chasinghorse (Han Gwich’in Sicangu/Oglala Lakota) about her recent turn on the red carpet for the Met Gala and about walking in New York...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, as the nation’s wildlands burn with increasing intensity, fires are taking a bigger toll on the men and women who battle them. Long considered seasonal workers, many firefighters don’t have full-time benefits and make...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium has been trying for years to get the U.S. government to compensate families who were impacted by the Trinity nuclear test. Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Tina...

This week, New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as tens of thousands of Afghans look to flee Taliban rule. Gene Grant speaks with local café owner Mula Akbar, who came to...