NMiF talks about fighting election misinformation and environmental hope

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver what President Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the race means for the ballot in New Mexico. Toulouse Oliver breaks down what will happen to Biden's pledged delegates from New Mexico's June primary, and how to best verify information about voting during what promises to be a chaotic election cycle.

Erik Schlenker-Goodrich of the Western Environmental Law Center talks with Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus about the troubling politics of protecting our air, land and water - and why there's still hope.

In the first of a two-part interview, Peter Simonson sits down with Jeff to discuss how civil rights and liberties have shifted in the state and the nation during his 24 years as executive director at the ACLU of New Mexico.

Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with Drew Lovelace, the acting director of the state's Office of Broadband and Expansion, about a yearslong project to connect every public school to high-speed internet.

NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, July 26 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, July 28 at 7 a.m., and streaming on the PBS video app.

NMiF Segments

Fighting Election Misinformation in NM
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guest
Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State

The Politics of Protecting Our Air, Land and Water
Correspondent: Laura Paskus

Guest
Erik Schlenker-Goodrich, executive director, Western Environmental Law Center

Protecting NM Civil Liberties for the Last Two Decades
Correspondent: Jeff Proctor

Guest
Peter Simonson, executive director, ACLU - New Mexico

Project Brings Broadband Access to NM Public Schools
Correspondent: Lou DiVizio

Guest
Drew Lovelace, acting director, New Mexico Office of Broadband and Expansion

Host
Jeff Proctor

New Mexico in Focus is the New Mexico PBS prime-time news magazine show covering the events, issues, and people shaping life in New Mexico and the Southwest. NMiF takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic health, education, and art issues and explores them in-depth with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."

NMPBS Executive Producer, Public Affairs, is Jeff Proctor. New Mexico in Focus's senior producer for public affairs is Lou DiVizio. "Our Land" Senior Producer is Laura Paskus. The producer of New Mexico in Focus is Antonio Sanchez, and co-producer is Kathy Wimmer.

Funding for New Mexico in Focus is provided by the McCune Charitable Foundation and Viewers Like You.

Funding for the Your New Mexico Government Project comes from the Thornburg Foundation and New Mexico Local News Fund.

The Neeper Natural History Programming Fund for KNME-TV provides funding for Our Land: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present & Future.

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