“The court has plans for you”
by Dillon BerginStaff Reporter
The system of adult guardianship is intended to protect vulnerable elders. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of lawyers and guardians.
New Mexico’s nuclear rush
A massive nuclear waste site near Carlsbad is seemingly on a fast track. Can the company behind it be trusted?
Missing Income
by Ike SwetlitzInvestigative Reporter
New Mexico bungled payday for hundreds of Medicaid caregivers.
Searchlight Conversations: New Mexico’s Climate Future
A public conversation about the present and future of climate change in New Mexico and how local media is managing the climate beat. Join us on February 4, 2021.
Rest in pieces
Santa Fe’s obelisk is gone. Here’s why we’re still so shattered.
Fields of green
by Ed Williams and Wufei YuInvestigative Reporter
COVID is pushing thousands of Chinese immigrant workers into the marijuana business—sometimes leading to exploitation and labor trafficking
Forlorn on Route 66
by J. Weston PhippenFreelance Contributor
In Gallup, hit harder by the coronavirus than any place in the state, small business owners feel lucky to just survive
Hygiene theater: More harm than good?
by Annabella FarmerFreelance Contributor
Efforts to fight coronavirus could instead increase vulnerability
Going hungry in the breadbasket
COVID-19 takes yet another toll in New Mexico
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