The great divide
DEPORTATIONS FORCE FATHER TO LIVE APART FROM HIS FAMILY By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / EL PASO, Texas and VALLE DE JUÁREZ, Mexico – Gabriela Castañeda... Read more.
Here’s how we learned where New Mexico’s vendors are located
By John R. Roby / Searchlight NM Legislators, auditors and business groups have tried for years to answer the question: Where does the state of New Mexico spend... Read more.
New Mexico is ignoring its own rules on vendor transparency
By John R. Roby / Searchlight NM New Mexico is over a year late in following a law that compels greater transparency in vendor contracts. In 2015, the legislature... Read more.
For contracts, New Mexico increasingly looks elsewhere
SEARCHLIGHT ANALYSIS FINDS GROWING RELIANCE ON OUT-OF-STATE VENDORS By John R. Roby / Searchlight NM Billions of taxpayer dollars have flowed out of state... Read more.
‘I felt like I was dying’
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM They told me they were going to handcuff me, and I begged them not to do it in front of my daughter. I said goodbye to my daughter... Read more.
New Mexico lawyer faces death threat over work for immigrants
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM SANTA FE — A death threat against immigration attorney Allegra Love launched an FBI investigation and forced the Santa... Read more.
New Mexico’s brain drain
EDUCATED WORKERS ARE LEAVING THE STAE IN SEARCH OF A BRIGHT FUTURE By Amy Linn / Searchlight NM Leaving New Mexico wasn’t a maybe — it was a have-to... Read more.
New Mexico ranks last in national survey of child well-being
ADVOCATES CALL ON POLICYMAKERS TO PUT KIDS FIRST By John R. Roby / Searchlight NM Editor’s note: Searchlight New Mexico receives funding support from the... Read more.
For Albuquerque 11-year-old, ‘it’s father-son all the time’
By Ed Williams / Searchlight NM Editor’s note: To better understand the challenges and circumstances our children face, Searchlight New Mexico is spending a year... Read more.
30 Million Words
By Lauren Villagran / Searchlight NM / Communities nationwide are trying to crack the same nut: how to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor kids. Pensacola,... Read more.