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Posted inCriminal Justice

Calling in crisis

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Joshua Bowling and Vanessa G. Sánchez March 22, 2023March 23, 2023

Crisis intervention by civilians seen as way to protect the vulnerable from interactions with armed police

Posted inPolitics

The high cost of firings: Fallout ongoing at New Mexico cultural agency

Avatar photo by Alicia Inez Guzmán March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

Outcry ensues and donation returned after firing of esteemed archaeologist

Posted inEnvironment

Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up

Avatar photo by Lindsay Fendt March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Deliverance for downwinders: As the clock winds down on federal compensation, one woman’s mission ramps up

Posted inEnvironment

Extending the frame: The art, vision and activism of photographer Will Wilson

by Jennifer Levin March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

Wilson’s Indigenous perspective brings new focus on Navajo people and Native life — a counterpoint to staged photos of old

Posted inFeatured

The disappearing world

Avatar photo by Don J. Usner February 22, 2023February 28, 2023

Passing the torch, mother to son

Posted inEnvironment

In drought-plagued New Mexico, a city loses nearly half its water — to leaky pipes

Avatar photo by Michael Benanav February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Aging water lines burst near-daily in Truth or Consequences, but funding for repairs has run dry.

Posted inHealth

Where have all the doctors (and nurses) gone?

Avatar photo by Vanessa G. Sánchez February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

ERs and urgent care centers have become the default for medical care

Posted inFeatured

Turmoil at PED: Deputy cabinet secretary resigns after only eight days

Avatar photo by Alicia Inez Guzmán February 3, 2023February 4, 2023

Swift departure of Jacquelyn Archuleta-Staehlin comes amid criticism from advocates, chaos at Public Education Department

Posted inChild & Family Welfare

Ten-year-old foster child allegedly sexually assaulted by foster teen at CYFD office building in Albuquerque

Avatar photo by Ed Williams February 1, 2023February 16, 2023

Agency offices are used to house foster children despite the state’s promise to provide them with appropriate homes

Posted inPolitics

Who backed Solomon Pena’s campaign?

Avatar photo by Joshua Bowling January 19, 2023February 9, 2023

Before he was accused of orchestrating the shootings at elected officials’ homes, he was able to court an influential New Mexico conservative

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