Answering the Call
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / Nearly every day, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement releases asylum-seeking migrants “on their own recognizance,”... Read more.
Open Doors and Open Arms
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / ANTHONY, N.M. – Parents and children stumbled off the steps of an old charter bus to waves of applause and shouts of “Bienvendidos!”... Read more.
On the Front Lines
Medical facilities in southern New Mexico strain to meet the needs of vulnerable migrants arriving at the border. By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / ANTELOPE... Read more.
Lawmakers aim to make voter registration automatic, more convenient
By Ximena Tapia / New Mexico In Depth / A group of legislators want to ensure more New Mexicans can vote by making registration easier. They’re proposing automatic... Read more.
Breaking Down the Numbers: Diversity in the House
By Trip Jennings / New Mexico In Depth / Democratic Speaker of the House Brian Egolf kicked off the 54th legislative session last week by acknowledging the diversity... Read more.
Partners and Crime
A family changed by gun violence offers case study in New Mexico’s domestic violence problem. By Barbara Ferry / Searchlight NM / July 17 is the best of days in... Read more.
Pay Now and Pay Later
By Ed Williams / Searchlight New Mexico / Nearly half of New Mexico’s population relies on a dysfunctional computer system for access to government-funded health... Read more.
Oil leases bring jobs, strains to southeast NM
By John L. Smith / Searchlight New Mexico / LOVINGTON—The 61-mile drive on US 82 from Artesia to this southeast New Mexico town crosses the heart of the Permian... Read more.
N.M. Gov.-elect promises new era in renewable energy
By Andrea Solis and Anna Padilla / NM News Port / Dale and Diantha Schreffler have invested approximately $40 thousand dollars in solar energy. They used a loan... Read more.
NM making slow progress on traffic safety
By Sol Traverso / NM News Port / “New Mexico has the worst drivers because the average cop doesn’t enforce the law.” “I think New Mexicans are the worst... Read more.