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.
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Busy signal
New Mexico’s unemployment office is struggling to answer millions of calls for help.
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“The court has plans for you”
The system of adult guardianship is intended to protect vulnerable elders. Instead, it’s lining the pockets of lawyers and guardians.
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Is New Mexico Ready for Election Day?
Searchlight answers key questions about the 2020 voting process
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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
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Spending unmasked
How NM overpaid $330,000 for face masks and the corrections department profited
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Wired for success
How Navajo Technical University prepared for an unprecedented school year
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Down for the count
The 2020 census is doing a number on rural America. In places like Lordsburg, New Mexico, that could spell doom.
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A voting primer
With November 3 approaching, this page has the information you need.