The state Public Education Department is asking a state judge to keep its court-ordered plan for improving education for at-risk students and deny a request …
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 needed a place to hang …
Miyagishima says Secretary of State guidance led to $125K in excess campaign contributions
Former Las Cruces Mayor Ken Miyagishima’s campaign for governor exceeded New Mexico’s campaign contribution limits by more than $125,000 in in-kind contributions last year.
After exiting the Democratic party, former Las Cruces mayor makes his case as an Independent
By Azure Mitchell, New Mexico In Depth Ken Miyagishima served as mayor of Las Cruces from 2007 through 2023, becoming the longest-serving mayor in the city’s …
Students connect science with culture through new curriculum
The students giggled as they threw bread dough against a table they were gathered around and began to knead it. Nearby, other kids opened canned …
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 …