Politics
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 WilliamsStaff Writer
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
by Mike Kessler and Dillon Bergin
Grant County Democratic Party Zoom meeting interrupted by agitators holding handmade Trump signs with swastika, racial slurs
Spending unmasked
How NM overpaid $330,000 for face masks and the corrections department profited
Wired for success
by Julia SclafaniStaff Reporter
How Navajo Technical University prepared for an unprecedented school year
Down for the count
by Julia SclafaniStaff Reporter
The 2020 census is doing a number on rural America. In places like Lordsburg, New Mexico, that could spell doom.
A voting primer
With November 3 approaching, this page has the information you need.