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This week New Mexico in Focus discusses the ongoing debate between lawmakers regarding the idea of increasing the state’s minimum wage including one plan that does away with another wage level designed for employees like restaurant wait staff and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland reports from the Roundhouse on the latest movement regarding ethics legislation and especially on the recently released HB4, which lays out details of how a voter-approved Ethics Commission...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Gwyneth Doland reports from the Roundhouse with the latest updates on gun control legislation, including more stringent background check requirements. Correspondent Laura Paskus takes a deep dive into...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Gwyneth Doland dives into the finances surrounding legalized and medical cannabis with a financial market analyst, a tax expert, and an owner of a medical cannabis dispensary. Additionally, Gene Grant and...

This week on New Mexico in Focus correspondent Gwyneth Doland breaks down what will no doubt be one of the most high-profile legislative discussions this year: legalizing recreational cannabis for adults over age 21. She finds out why supporters believe...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Megan Kamerick sits down with Rep. Daymon Ely, who is working on a “red flag” law that would allow authorities to temporarily remove firearms from those deemed to be an immediate threat to themselves or...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus presents this month’s segment of “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future.”  She sits down with Sen. Peter Wirth and Rep. Gail Armstrong to talk about proposed bills...

This week on New Mexico in Focus takes a deeper look into why medicine is not always enough to help patients on the road to recovery. Dr. David Rakel has spent his career looking at the role active listening and trust building can play in a person’s...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with author and journalist Gustavo Arellano, creator of the formerly syndicated column “Ask a Mexican.” Arellano talks about the importance of alternative newsweeklies, free...

This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Khalil Ekulona sits down with UNM men’s soccer head coach Jeremy Fishbein. Fishbein talks in depth about what this past season was like for him and his players after the UNM Board of Regents voted to cut...