State Officials Issue Warning Over Otero County ‘Vigilante Audit’
By Matthew Reichbach The state’s top elections official and top lawyer issued a warning over an election “audit” taking place in Otero County, telling residents they are under…
State Spends $100 Million on Rent Assistance, with $200 Million More To Go
By Patrick Lohmann A state agency announced last week that it had spent $100 million on rental and utility assistance for state residents, helping to stave off mass evictions…
Lawmakers Decline to Give Needed Funds for Oil and Gas Regulation
By Lindsay Fendt A boom in the oil and gas industry helped deliver a record-breaking $8.5 billion budget to New México this year. Despite the windfall, lawmakers declined to…
MMIWR Legislation Waiting for Gov’s Signature to Begin Long Reform Process
By Shaun Griswold Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR) have reasons to be excited that a bill expanding law enforcement support for their cases…
Program Helps Early Childhood Educators Advance Their Careers
Early Childhood (EC) educators—the dedicated professionals who work with children ages 0-5—make an average of $12.24 nationally and only $10.26 per-hour in New México. Home-based educators often make…
Support Available for Students, Families in English and Spanish
The New México Public Education Department recently launched a Quarantine Response Hotline to provide on-demand technical support and homework help to students who are missing school due to…
New México Eligible for $43.7 Million to Address Orphaned Wells
By Hannah Grover New México is eligible for $43.7 million in federal funding to pay for cleaning up orphaned oil and natural gas wells. The U.S. Department…
How Indigenous Communities are Leading the Way in COVID-19 Vaccination Rates
By Rachel Whitt Overcoming significant challenges, American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities enacted a swift, innovative, inclusive, and community-driven approach to rolling out the COVID-19 vaccination, and…
Secretary of State Discusses Details of New México’s Voting Rights Act
By Austin Fisher A slate of reforms backed by the state’s top elections official would make sure people convicted of felonies can re-register to vote and extend voting…
Protesters Say the State’s Spending Priorities Miss Root Causes of Crime
By Austin Fisher Sitting at a table outside the Roundhouse on the morning of January 18, Hazel Batrezchavez was hand-stitching names into strips of deep red fabric. …