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 …
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 involved in more deaths than …
Where have all the doctors (and nurses) gone?
By Vanessa G. Sanchez/Searchlight NMA dire scarcity of providers leaves New Mexicans without health care.
State Dems push to protect reproductive & trans health care
By Elizabeth SecorFive female state representatives, all women, want to make sure New Mexicans have full access to birth control, abortion and gender-affirming health care.
Clemency for Leonard Peltier demanded decades after his incarceration
By Maddie Pukite/Source NMPeople in Albuquerque joined others across the country demanding the release of Leonard Peltier from federal prison. “He was meant to be …
Can a mine near the Pecos river be stopped
By Alicia Inez Guzman/Searchlight NMA unique NM coalition is battling the project to prevent widespread harm — and deja vu.
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 Alcohol Prevention and would expand …
No eyes on the skies
By Lindsay Fendt/Searchlight NMNew Mexico’s tough new pollution rules rely on oil and gas operators to report their methane emissions. Can self-policing work?
Climate Crisis in New Mexico: Fast Profits, Slow Policies
By Aldo Jurado, Andres Torres, Brigid Driscoll, Joaquin Gonzalez, Joey Wagner, Lara Sullivan, Taylor GibsonNew Mexico produces more oil and gas than all states except …