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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...

This week, New Mexico in Focus discusses jobs and economic development with Mark Lautman and Ian Anderson.

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...

This week, New Mexico in Focus presents memorable interviews from past shows. The highlight interviews include Hank Shaw, Karen Coates, Stephen Pastis and Holly Holm.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Rev. John D. Hill from Grant Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, joins Gene Grant to talk about local reactions to the recent shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston,...

This week on New Mexico in Focus Santa Clara Pueblo Governor Michael Chavarria and forester Matthew Tafoya update correspondent Sarah Gustavus on how Santa Clara Pueblo is addressing environmental damage years after the Las Conchas wildfire, and also ...

Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender can face hard times after coming out. On this week’s New Mexico in Focus, producer Sarah Gustavus talks with a student and local leaders about what is being done to address these issues and protect students in New Mexico.