Politics
Records without a trace
by Ed WilliamsInvestigative Reporter
Records show CYFD destroyed communications on COVID response, other official documents. Employees who complained were fired.
Back to the well
by Lindsay FendtInvestigative Reporter
Oil and gas funds everything from campaigns to government functions in New Mexico, complicating the state’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Agency underground
by Ed WilliamsInvestigative Reporter
In the state department charged with child welfare, leadership and staff avoid a paper trail with encrypted messaging.
Pine Ridge or Bust
Even as Dineh Benally’s illegal cannabis operations in the Navajo Nation are under ongoing investigation, he’s looking for more opportunities across Indian Country.
Busy signal
by Ike Swetlitz and Ed WilliamsInvestigative Reporter
New Mexico’s unemployment office is struggling to answer millions of calls for help.
“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.
Is New Mexico Ready for Election Day?
Searchlight answers key questions about the 2020 voting process
Intruders holding handmade signs with swastikas, racial slurs disrupt Democratic Party Zoom meeting
Grant County Democratic Party Zoom meeting interrupted by agitators holding handmade Trump signs with swastika, racial slurs
Spending unmasked
by Ike SwetlitzInvestigative Reporter
How NM overpaid $330,000 for face masks and the corrections department profited