By Sylvia Ulloa and Trip Jennings / New Mexico In Depth / When Wilhelmina Yazzie thinks back to elementary school, she remembers feeling shame in …
Big push is on for early education funding from school permanent fund
By Sylvia Ulloa / New Mexico In Depth / Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is proposing $60 million more this year for early childhood education — …
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,” strapped with GPS …
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 …
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 / …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …