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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…
Many on Navajo Nation Blindsided by Hydrogen Pipeline Change
Pipeline company touts helping the nation; letter writing campaign raises questions. Critic says, “Just pipe the natural gas.” This story…
Volunteer programs halted across New Mexico with AmeriCorps ‘in shambles’
This week New Mexico in Focus took on the dismantling of an agency that’s made service to others part of…
Protect and serve: Did county officials enable Ryan Martinez’s violent actions at a 2023 protest in Española?
Two survivors have filed suit against Rio Arriba County office-holders, alleging that their civil rights were violated when they failed…
Six years after her son’s homicide, a Navajo mother still searches for answers
This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. This reporting was supported by the International…
Powwow Class Gives Urban Native Families Space to Celebrate Culture
Niko DeRoin-Silva has been in the powwow arena since she could walk. She was too young to remember that time,…
Heinrich questions USDA secretary about Silver City Dispatch Center, as Iron Fire burns in Gila
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico U.S. Sen.…
Trump should reconvene missing and murdered Indigenous people commission, advocates say
This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. By Bella Davis, New Mexico In Depth…