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Plutonium by degrees
Who gets to adopt Native children?
A Supreme Court decision will soon answer that question
Trials by fire
Firefighters around the state are battling the first blazes of spring
Storage wars
Legislation aims to stop a radioactive waste storage facility near Carlsbad, but challenges remain
A deadly cry for help
Albuquerque police fatally shot unarmed Collin Neztsosie, who had called 911 during a mental health crisis. Did it have to happen?
‘We’re playing with fire’
The Archbishop of Santa Fe urges nuclear disarmament — and warns that luck is running out.
Maternal health crisis in New Mexico: services shrink, risks grow
CLOVIS — Victoria Robledo was two months pregnant last June when the only women’s health clinic in this eastern New Mexico town closed its doors. Hers was a complicated pregnancy that demanded specialized care, and Robledo, 24, soon found herself driving long distances — 100 miles to Lubbock, Texas, for her first ultrasound, 220 miles…
Homeless Shelters Aren’t Equipped to Deal With New Mexico’s Most Troubled Foster Kids. Police See It for Themselves.
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
A new mission for Raúl Torrez
New Mexico’s Attorney General describes a proposed new office dedicated to protecting children and their rights
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Environment
Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up
Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up
Extending the frame: The art, vision and activism of photographer Will Wilson
Wilson’s Indigenous perspective brings new focus on Navajo people and Native life — a counterpoint to staged photos of old
In drought-plagued New Mexico, a city loses nearly half its water — to leaky pipes
Aging water lines burst near-daily in Truth or Consequences, but funding for repairs has run dry.
Education
Turmoil at PED: Deputy cabinet secretary resigns after only eight days
Swift departure of Jacquelyn Archuleta-Staehlin comes amid criticism from advocates, chaos at Public Education Department
Seeds of healing
Mora schoolchildren affected by this year’s wildfire go to the forest to learn about resilience.
Back to school in the fire zone
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire left families without running water and children without belongings. Can students learn after so much loss?
Criminal Justice
Calling in crisis
Crisis intervention by civilians seen as way to protect the vulnerable from interactions with armed police
Law and disorder
New Mexico town struggles with corruption, turmoil in law enforcement
‘Inhumane’ New Mexico facility will resume locking up migrants
Despite the federal government’s own warning, the federal government plans to lock up more migrants in an ‘egregious’ facility.
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