Six years after her son’s homicide, a Navajo mother still searches for answers - New Mexico In Depth This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender Peop...

Colleen Harrison Jackson is one of thousands who have lost loved ones to a national crisis of Indigenous people dying of homicide or going missing. A federal commission in 2023 recommended improving the way law enforcement communicates with families.

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Alcohol tax increase dies again - New Mexico In Depth What would have been the first increase to the state’s alcohol excise tax in 30 years died Friday, a victim of a disagreement between Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state lawmakers over tax policy. L...

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Lujan Grisham nixes lobbying transparency bill - New Mexico In Depth Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed a bill Friday that would have helped New Mexicans keep track of what bills lobbyists were trying to kill or pass, bringing much more sunlight to a generally opaque l...

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FBI sending more agents to New Mexico to address violent crime in Indian Country - New Mexico In Depth New Mexico is one of a handful of states that will see an increased number of FBI agents to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes related to a national crisis of Indige...

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Students, educators face an uncertain future as Trump’s education overhaul looms When New Mexico’s Department of Justice had trouble getting data for a school district in western New Mexico from the state education department, the agency turned to the U.S. Department of Education....

New Mexico's 89 school districts face uncertainty as the Trump administration targets the federal Department of Education. At stake are important data collection & research programs, evidence-based policy guidance & more. #nmleg

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Former top staffer returns to the Roundhouse after stroke with message for lawmakers SANTA FE — For years, John Yaeger largely resisted returning to the Roundhouse.

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Trump directive creates chaos across New Mexico Tuesday turned into a day of chaos for thousands of New Mexicans and its elected officials as they attempted to grasp if money for local, regional and state programs and services was frozen after Pres...

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The argument is that the executive branch — the president – has usurped the legislative branch's power of appropriation — Congress — by stopping the flow of dollars that Congress has already approved.

New Mexico has joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over its pause in federal grants and loans, according to NM Attorney General Raul Torres.

Gallup McKinley says it’s improved school discipline. The data is unclear. Two years after New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica first reported that Indigenous children in New Mexico face disproportionately high rates of harsh school punishment, triggering a state Department of...

2 yrs after New Mexico In Depth & ProPublica reported Indigenous children face disproportionately high rates of harsh school punishment, the school district most responsible for the statewide disparity says it has dramatically reduce its long-term suspensions.

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Lawmakers, ethics commission want more lobbying information disclosed to public You’re on the road to Santa Fe on a day early in the legislative session, geared up to talk to lawmakers about a certain bill important to you.  You walk into a busy state capitol swarming with people...

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State portal for missing Indigenous people needs work, families say 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 f...

Families and friends of missing and murdered Indigenous people tell a new task force the state's online portal needs work and offer other suggestions during a meeting of the panel Friday.

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Abuse charges against four eldercare workers underscore gaps in state oversight Want to tell New Mexico In Depth about your or a loved one’s experiences as a resident or caregiver at a N.M. eldercare facility? Contact reporter Bryant Furlow at bryantNMID@gmail.com Four New Mexico...

Check out our in-depth take on this week's criminal charges filed against workers with the elderly by the New Mexico Attorney General

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