The narco-terror trap: Is DEA stopping threats or staging them?
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The DEA warns that drugs are funding terror. An examination of cases raises questions about whether the agency is stopping threats or staging them. Continue Reading
Duran sentenced to 30 days in jail, but could fight incarceration
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Former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who illegally used campaign funds to keep her personal bank account in the black while gambling at New Mexico casinos, has until Wednesday to decide whether to spend 30 days in jail or withdraw her guilty plea and instead go to trial. Continue Reading
Why counting mass shootings is a bad way to understand gun violence in America
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It glosses over the broader reality of who is most at risk of being murdered with guns.
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Lawmakers protect title loan firms while borrowers pay sky-high interest rates
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Title lenders have fended off tighter state oversight of their operations behind millions of dollars in campaign contributions, aggressive challenges to regulators who seek to rein them in and by writing loan contracts that leave aggrieved borrowers with little legal recourse. Continue Reading
Jail director is accused of misusing funds, not pocketing them
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The administrator of Doña Ana County’s jail, who is facing a second-degree felony charge of embezzlement or fraud over $20,000, isn’t accused of pocketing that money. Continue Reading
Rep. Pearce asks judge to consider Duran’s ‘steadfast conviction’ to NM
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Without explicitly seeking leniency for former Secretary of State Dianna Duran, U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce has penned a letter on Duran’s behalf to the judge who will sentence her next week. Continue Reading
County jail administrator arrested; officials fight for control of facility
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The top administrator at the Doña Ana County Detention Center was arrested Tuesday morning, and Sheriff Enrique “Kiki” Vigil took control of the jail and placed it on lockdown. Continue Reading
Two perspectives on marijuana legalization in Mexico
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The Mexican Supreme Court recently put debate about legalizing marijuana back on the agenda in that country. Continue Reading
From buying guns to resisting fear, New Mexicans confront shootings
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Mass shootings and other gun crimes are a reality many New Mexicans think about regularly. To some, Albuquerque is an especially concerning place to live. Continue Reading
How the gun control debate ignores black lives
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By failing to talk about the majority of gun murder victims — black men — politicians and advocates are missing the chance to save lives. Continue Reading
For abortion providers, a constant barrage of personalized harassment
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Shootings like the one at a Colorado clinic are rare. Stalking, hate mail, and intimidating protests are the daily reality. Continue Reading
Who turned my blue state red?
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In many former Democratic bastions that have swung Republican in the past several decades, the people who most rely on the safety-net programs secured by Democrats are, by and large, not voting against their own interests by electing Republicans. Rather, they are not voting, period. Continue Reading
Former state Rep. William ‘Ed’ Boykin dies at 83
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Former state Rep. William “Ed” Boykin, who helped pave the way for the creation of Spaceport America before he left office in 2006, died Nov. 17. He was 83. Continue Reading
Terror in Paris and Beirut: An ISIS reading guide
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ProPublica has rounded up some of the best reporting on the origins of ISIS, their role in the Syrian civil war and ties to terrorist attacks across the world. Continue Reading
The view from counterterror’s front lines
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Veteran European law enforcement officials, one of them Muslim, reflect on the roots of the Paris attacks, the tense aftermath and the debate about the effectiveness of counterterror forces. Continue Reading