Tribes, plaintiffs ask judge to reject state’s education reform plan

The Public Education Department should throw out its court-ordered plan for remedying inequities in how the majority of public school students in New Mexico are …

New Mexico Senate calls for study of forced sterilization

By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth As she was being sedated for a procedure following a miscarriage many years ago, Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero was …

Amid fears about ICE, lawmakers consider optional Native American designation on IDs

As reports come out across the country of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining Native Americans, a couple dozen New Mexico lawmakers are pushing a …

Lawmakers want upgrades to missing persons systems

By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth Several state lawmakers are seeking a little more than $1.5 million for upgrades to New Mexico’s missing persons tracking …

Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous people denounce Indian Affairs appointee

By Bella Davis/NM In DepthGov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s appointment of a former San Ildefonso Pueblo governor to lead the state’s Indian Affairs Department could be …