NMiF reviews results of June's primary election

This week, New Mexico in Focus runs through the results of June's primary election as Deb Haaland and Gregg Hull advance in the governor's race.

Host Nash Jones sits down with Dede Feldman, a Democratic former state senator, and Merritt Allen, a former Republican candidate, to discuss how Haaland and Hull secured their nominations in the race. Later, Feldman and Allen weigh in on the down-ballot results.

A 13-year legal fight over water rights and access to the Lower Rio Grande has finally come to a close. It's an important and complicated water story- one reporter Danielle Prokop has followed for years. Prokop recently stopped by the studio to help NMIF viewers understand the newly approved settlement and what it means for the river and New Mexico farmers.

For the latest installment of Indigenously Positive, NMIF's collaboration with nonprofit newsroom New Mexico In Depth, correspondent Bella Davis and Benjamin Yazza, who produces and directs the series, take viewers to the Los Altos Skate Park in Albuquerque, to learn how Native skaters are using their love for skating to enrich their mental wellness and nurture their communities.

NMiF airs on NMPBS 5.1 (KNME HD) on Friday, May 29, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 31 at 7 a.m. and streaming on the PBS video app. Involved, informed, in-depth media: watch New Mexico in Focus again online shortly thereafter.

Host
Nash Jones

NMiF Segments
Haaland and Hull Advance in Race for Governor
and
Down-ballot Winners and Losers of 2026 Primary Elections

Correspondent
Nash Jones

Guests
Dede Feldman, Former Democratic state senator
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima Public Relations

Supreme Court Approves Rio Grande Water Access Deal
Correspondent
Nash Jones

Guest
Danielle Prokop, reporter, Source New Mexico

How Native Skaters Are Healing Their Communities
Correspondents
Host/Producer: Bella Davis (Yurok)
Director/Producer: Benjamin C Yazza (Diné)
Todd Harder (Creek), event organizer
Jadyn Harrison (Diné)
Shawn Harrison (Diné)
Cody Dutton (Comanche and Navajo)
Kristean Velasquez (Ute)
Rose Archie (Tsq'escném'c), co-founder of nonprofit Nations Skate Youth
Tony Alva

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, educational, and art issues, exploring them in depth with a critical eye to provide 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. Host and producer of New Mexico in Focus is Nash Jones. The producer is Antonio Sanchez, and the multimedia journalist is Cailley Chella.

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. Funding for Our Land: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present & Future is provided in part by the Neeper Natural History Programming.