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ACLU of NM gets new leadership after two decades and NMiF welcomes a new reporter
Advocates for civil rights and liberties have decried numerous moves by the Trump administration in its second term — from…
New Mexico’s Governor Declares Drought Emergency. Sort Of.
A warming climate — fueled in part by the state’s oil and gas production — has parched rivers and turned…
Deaths in the New Mexico desert surge after Texas’ border crackdown reaches El Paso
Since El Paso joined Operation Lone Star in 2022, migrant remains discovered in the desert west of the city have…
New Mexicans gather in celebration of fights for liberation
Fighting back against oppression doesn’t always look like a battle. Sometimes, it looks like a celebration of the strength and…
NM attorney general and two manufacturers cap diabetes drug costs in settlements
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Under settlement…
NM’s 2025 Wildfire Season: Preparation, Resilience and Recovery
New Mexicans are weathering another wildfire season while the residents and forests in and around the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon burn…
Beaver fever
As conservationists know, these clever dam-building rodents are a boon to recovering wetlands. But they can also contribute to flooding…
Confusion reigns in New Mexico’s militarized border zone
Feds err in some trespassing charges, border ranchers reveal deal allowing them access This story was originally published at Source…
APD on Its Own
Public attention has waned, as it so often does, during the last few years of federal oversight at the Albuquerque…
With billions on the line, New NM federal funding legislative subcommittee meets for the first time
Study shows New Mexico ranks first for federal dollars This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS…
The 11-Year Police Reform Effort in Albuquerque Should Not End ‘With a Whimper’
I have written many thousands of words about police violence in Albuquerque, the city that has allowed me space to…
The boots on Buck Jackson Road
New Mexico is the second-largest oil producer in the U.S., behind Texas. Drawing immense wealth from the Permian Basin, the…