On April 1, around 2:30 a.m., Pastor Joanne Landry and her family woke to crackling fire and shouting voices. The…
City Council Strikes Down Election Reform Legislation
Supporters argued that ranked choice voting would reduce the cost of elections, increase strategic voting and boost voter turnout.
Education department pushes back on plaintiffs’ call to scrap reform plan
The state Public Education Department is asking a state judge to keep its court-ordered plan for improving education for at-risk…
Las Cruces school board discusses renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary following abuse revelations
The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday evening started the conversation about renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary School following…
Tribal libraries fill critical gaps in communities, despite limited staff
Growing up in Zuni Pueblo in northwest New Mexico, Valarie Bellson remembers walking to the tribe’s public library when she…
Advocates travel to D.C. to promote Gila River protections
A delegation representing the Gila River is in Washington, D.C. this week to speak to lawmakers about creating new environmental…
‘Activating Chicana Resistance’ catalogs the work of artist Delilah Montoya
New Mexico artist Delilah Montoya’s major retrospective opened in February at the Albuquerque Museum. It encapsulates 40 years of activism based in photography,…
Epstein files prompt urgent push to extend statutes of limitations
Some state legislators are using the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files as an opportunity to expand the statutes of…
New literacy bill SB 37 holds schools accountable for reading instruction
By Mikaela Johnson, Silver City Daily Press A bill mandating evidence-based reading instruction was signed into law Monday by Gov. Michelle…
