Sep 13, 2024 · Calls for justice for a 17-year-old Mescalero Apache boy killed by a sheriff’s deputy in June rang out Sept. 7 as the sun disappeared behind the hills bordering the tribe’s reservation in southern New Mexico. Drivers sped past, some honking to show support for the dozens of people walking along U.S. Highway 70 to honor […]

Dec 6, 2024 · There are 194 Indigenous people listed as missing from New Mexico and the Navajo Nation in an online portal run by the New Mexico Department of Justice. The portal provides “a comprehensive database for reporting and searching” cases, the homepage reads. But click on any of the individual names and, for the most part, all […]

Nov 24, 2024 · ‘Enthusiasm gap’ benefited Trump in New Mexico By Marjorie Childress, Bella Davis, and Trip Jennings | November 24, 2024. Since the November 6 election, a debate has played out nationally about the degree to which Donald Trump won a mandate to enact his plans to deport millions of immigrants, drastically reduce the federal budget, and eliminate his predecessor’s climate initiatives.

Jan 9, 2025 · For the third straight year, lawmakers are trying to raise taxes on alcoholic drinks, in an attempt to reduce New Mexico’s worst-in-the-nation alcohol-related death rate. This time, they just might succeed. New Mexico has the highest rate of alcohol-related deaths in the country. In 2023 excessive drinking killed just under 1,900 people in the state, […]

Jan 23, 2025 · New Mexico In Depth editors discussed the kick-off of the 2025 legislative session during a live Zoom session on Wednesday. They talked through issues they are keeping an eye on, including legislation that may be proposed to respond to the flurry of executive orders newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump began issuing on Monday. Join […]

Jan 28, 2025 · Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is seeking $50 million for educational programs for Indigenous children in the next fiscal year, and she wants most of it to go directly to tribes, getting rid of a grant process that’s prevented tribal officials from making full use of state funding. “We’ve exponentially increased funding to schools for tribal […]

Oct 25, 2024 · Indigenous families with loved ones who have gone missing or been murdered shared their experiences with state officials this week — sometimes through tears — and urged them to do more to confront a crisis that has long impacted communities but received scant attention until recent years. Their comments came during a listening session held by the […]

Smart. Investigative. Journalism for New Mexico. From our blog. Legislators Need to Take Steps to Rebuild Public Trust Before I cast my ballot in last year’s elections, I marveled at candidates’ vows to carry the heavy burdens of public office and to resolve the state’s civic challenges and neverending list of social ills.

As we close in on a second Trump administration, it is difficult to predict whether the president-elect will deliver on his promise to deport the country’s undocumented immigrant population estimated at between 11 million and 13 million, including 53,000 people in New Mexico. There are so many questions. Does the federal government have the resources […]

A new state task force focused on a crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people will meet for the first time Friday in Albuquerque, the New Mexico Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The 32-member group — which includes advocates, lawmakers, service providers and law enforcement — will approve bylaws and set meeting guidelines, then hear […]