The students giggled as they threw bread dough against a table they were gathered around and began to knead it.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Punitive damages emerge as flashpoint in latest malpractice reform push
By Ted Alcorn, New Mexico In Depth Responding to doctors’ concerns that New Mexico’s malpractice system is making it hard to…
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…
Lawmakers tackle raising the alcohol tax
By Trip Jennings/NM In DepthNew Mexicans die of alcohol-related causes at nearly three times the national average and alcohol is…
Proposed office of alcohol prevention steps up ambition, but is short on vision
By Ted Alcorn/NM In DepthNew Mexico Department of Health asked the legislature for $5 million to build an Office of…