Straight-party voting doesn’t empower people; it protects dominant parties
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While casting a ballot should be easy, the system should encourage thoughtful decision-making. Continue Reading
NM assistant secretary for Indian education ousted
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The state’s assistant secretary for Native American education is claiming she was unfairly forced out. Continue Reading
What the 2018 midterms could mean for Native voting
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Candidates and organizers think now is the time for Indigenous lawmakers. Continue Reading
How the U.S.-Mexico border has split the Tohono O’odham tribe
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When it comes to the ‘wall,’ this tribe is divided. Continue Reading
The desert, divided
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The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them? Continue Reading
NM’s economic and jobs opportunity by cutting methane emissions
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Simple and cost-effective solutions can result in monetizing what is otherwise lost into the atmosphere. Continue Reading
The hard hat and The Beast: Mick Rich crisscrosses the state looking for votes
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Following Rich through rural New Mexico, it became clear he was attempting to channel Pete Domenici’s political values and Bruce King’s reputation for being a people person. Continue Reading
Expanding pre-K will do little for NM’s children
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New Mexico’s disadvantaged children don’t need more school; they need good school. Continue Reading
There is an epidemic of racial inequity in New Mexico
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The proposal to invest from New Mexico’s Land Grant Permanent Fund into early childhood education and services will help to level the playing field. Continue Reading
Undocumented: A life, a home and a family in the rural West
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What it’s like for one undocumented woman and her family in Trump’s America. Continue Reading
ICE offices in El Paso, elsewhere holding asylum seekers without cause, ACLU lawsuit alleges
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An advocate said the case could offer relief to about 2,000 detainees being held in West Texas and New Mexico. Continue Reading
Your help is critical to our future
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Without adequate funding, we can’t keep doing this work. Continue Reading
Martinez nixes $5 million payback to school districts
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New Mexico school districts that had hoped to put a little more cushion in their budgets managed to persuade a sympathetic Legislature, but couldn’t get it past the governor’s veto pen. Continue Reading
Pearce should protect monuments, not lead the attack against them
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New Mexicans agree that the future success of our state and its communities are tied to our national monuments, a recent poll finds. Continue Reading
New institute aims to strengthen Native American influence
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The Native American Budget and Policy Institute plans to synthesize indigenous wisdom with hard-won knowledge of how American institutions work. Continue Reading