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Energy Secretary Visits NM, State Offers Guidance For Federal Workers, State Budget Bill Heads To NM Senate, and Southern NM High School Swim Team Reportedly Questioned By Border Patrol Agents 25.02.2025 10:35

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How Federal Government Layoffs Are Affecting New Mexico 24.02.2025 13:49

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Mayor Keller Issues Veto, Another ABQ Motel Closed, New Possible NM Governor Candidate, Legislator Salary Bill Stalls, and Carlos Santana Announces New Album 21.02.2025 13:56

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Heads To House Floor, ICBM Test, CYDF Reform In Question, and UNM and Mayor's Office Agree to Memorandum of Understanding 20.02.2025 11:29

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Emotional Testimony In Shooting Trial, 70th Anniversary of TWA Crash, Oil and Gas Bill Passes First Committee, Route 66 Centennial Celebration Plans, and Local HS Athlete Wins National Award 19.02.2025 11:00

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NM Congressional Delegation Speak To Legislature, Governor Appoints Brother For Student Regent, New Mexico U.S. Attorney Resigns, and City Council and Mayor's Office Encounter Communications Barrier 18.02.2025 13:25

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Former Las Cruces Deputy Sentenced, NM State Police DWI "King" Put On Leave, Proposed NM Transmission Corridor Worries Ranchers, Behavioral Health Package Moves Through Roundhouse, and Jason Eck 17.02.2025 13:55

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UNM Athletics Impact On Albuquerque's Economy and New NEA Funding Guidelines Spell Uncertainty For Local Arts Organizations 14.02.2025 9:05

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Deb Haaland Hits The Road, Attorney Takes Plea Deal In DWI Enterprise Case, Jury Convicts Former Las Cruces Police Officer, Crime Package Heads To NM House Floor, and UNM Continues Research 13.02.2025 9:59

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New Mexico Rural Communities Struggle With Access To Dental Care and Lowrider Day At The Roundhouse 12.02.2025 8:50

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Haaland Announces Bid For Governor, How Trump's New Tariffs Could Affect NM, Legislature Wrestles With Tax Cuts, NM HS Students Tapped For Disney Event, and The 35th Anniversary Of LC Massacre 11.02.2025 13:15

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Former APD DWI Officers Plead Guilty, Lawsuits Against BCSO Over 2022 Helicopter Crash, Fentanyl Trafficking Bill Passes First Committee, Red Imported Fire Ants, and a Birthday Surprise 10.02.2025 8:59

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NCAA Changes Policy Banning Transgender Women From Competing In Women's Sports, Proposed Assault Weapons Ban Reignites Debate At The Roundhouse, and Lawmaker Pulls IPRA Bill 07.02.2025 8:20

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Governor Calls Out Lawmakers Over For Blocking Progress, ABQ City Councilor May Face Ethics Questions, and NM Federal Workers Wrestle With Decision To Accept Trump Administration Buyout 06.02.2025 14:24

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Behavioral Health Overhaul Picking Up Steam At Roundhouse and NM United Secure Bond To Build New Stadium 05.02.2025 14:10

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State Judge Says PED Can't Enforce 180-Day School Year Rule, Trial Begins in 2023 Killing Of A Transgender Woman, and Meet The Journal's Newest Reporters 04.02.2025 14:24

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How Trump’s Tariffs May Affect NM's Economy, NM Rights Advocates Implore Lawmakers To Codify Data Protections and U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Oral Arguments on Possible NM Nuclear Storage Facility 03.02.2025 15:10

How could President Trump's tariffs affect New Mexico's Economy? Journal Business Reporter Matthew Narvaiz joins the show to answer that question. NM rights advocates are imploring lawmakers to codify data protections for vulnerable groups, Journal Assistant Business Editor Megan Gleason explains what they want to see. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a possible NM nuclea...

Chief Federal Judge Asks DWI Lawyer To Explain His Alleged Conduct and State Finds Record Levels Of Toxic Chemicals At Holloman Lake 31.01.2025 11:50

New Mexico’s chief federal judge this week ordered prominent DWI attorney Thomas Clear III to show why he should not be disciplined for his alleged role in a racketeering scheme involving bribery and kickbacks to a group of Albuquerque police officers and others. Journal Investigative Reporter Colleen Heild joins the show to explain what this means. Flora and fauna surrounding Holloman Lake contai...

Federal Money Reaches State Accounts After Funding Freeze and NM Congresswoman Wants Assurance ICE Will Recognize Tribal IDs 30.01.2025 9:35

No New Mexicans were denied Medicaid or SNAP benefits during the federal funding freeze enacted by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to New Mexico House of Representatives staff — but millions in federal funds were missing from state accounts until Wednesday. And New Mexico’s congressional delegation is pressuring the White House after reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...

National and Local Reactions To Trump's Federal Funding Freeze and Local Expert Calls Out Real Estate Website’s False Claim On ‘All Cash’ Home Sales In October 29.01.2025 17:05

President Donald Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo Monday directing agencies to pause federal grants and loans, a sweeping move that could affect millions of federal dollars meant for New Mexico infrastructure, educational institutions, and disaster recovery. Journal Reporters Cathy Cook and Oliver Uyttebrouck join the show to discuss national and local reactions. Plus, a local...

Federal Authorities Ask Public To Come Forward With Information On DWI Enterprise 28.01.2025 10:52

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DWI Enterprise Scheme 27.01.2025 12:15

For the past 15 years, at least two lawyers and officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico State Police, and the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office ran a racketeering enterprise taking bribes in exchange for letting drunken drivers off the hook, according to newly filed federal criminal records. Journal Reporter Matthew Risen joins the show to discuss the case: that story and more...

Trump Immigration Crackdown At Odds With NM Policies, NM Supreme Rules In Favor Of Former APS Student, and Demi Moore Nominated For Oscar 24.01.2025 16:12

President Donald Trump’s plans for an immigration crackdown and possible mass deportations could be headed for a clash with immigrant-friendly policies in New Mexico; Journal Reporter Matthew Risen joins the show to explain how. Plus, public schools and higher education institutions in New Mexico can now be sued under the state’s anti-discrimination law after a ruling by the New Mexico Supreme Cou...

CYFD Violated Reform Agreement, Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, And Blake's Lotaburger Charging Surcharge On Eggs Due To Shortage 23.01.2025 11:30

The state Children, Youth and Families Department has breached its obligation to implement reforms aimed at improving the lives of children taken into state custody, according to an independent arbitrator. Journal Investigative Reporter Colleen Heild breaks down the violation. Plus the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act is back for the sixth year in a row, but will it pass? Journal Assistant Busine...

Gov's State of the State Address and NM Sues Trump Over Birthright Citizenship Executive Order 22.01.2025 12:35

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dedicated most of her 2025 State of the State address to focusing on the state's crime and public safety challenges, drawing praise and criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike. New Mexico is joining other states across the country in suing President Trump over this executive order to stop birthright citizenship. Journal Reporter Oliver Uyttebrouck stops b...