A Q&A with University of New Mexico law professor Serge Martinez
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Motel of last resort
Amid a housing crisis, a Motel 6 in Albuquerque offers shelter for those in dire need
Posted inEviction, Eviction Epidemic, Featured, Housing , Your Right To Know
Illegal notice
In Albuquerque, the eviction moratorium did little to stop landlords from trying to force hundreds of people from their homes.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Blalock steps down
CYFD Cabinet secretary Brian Blalock replaced by former New Mexico Supreme Court Justice amid growing transparency concerns
Posted inEviction, Eviction Epidemic, Featured, Housing , Your Right To Know
Locked out
A Searchlight investigation finds that in spite of federal and state stays, evictions continued in the state.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Questions of fairness
CYFD employees say they were sidelined or fired for voicing concerns about a ‘sacred cow’ software contract.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Firing Back
High-level officials accuse the CYFD of retaliation against complaints about Signal and other concerns.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Seeking shelter
After suffering one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, this New Mexico town on the edge of Navajo Nation is reaching a breaking point as the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire.
Posted inChild & Family Welfare
Records without a trace
Records show CYFD destroyed communications on COVID response, other official documents. Employees who complained were fired.
Posted inSecrecy and Sacred Cows: Turmoil at CYFD
Agency underground
In the state department charged with child welfare, leadership and staff avoid a paper trail with encrypted messaging.