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
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
Mexican landowners renew protests at international resort
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As with New Mexican land grants, old grievances still boil in Zihuatanejo and are passed down from generation to generation. 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
State Dem Party chair resigns after questioning harassment claim
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Richard Ellenberg’s resignation came amid criticism of his handling of two recent claims of sexual harassment. Continue Reading
Democrats pick favorite candidates at state convention
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Six state and federal candidates emerged from contested races as party favorites for the Democratic primary election in June. Continue Reading
Injured nuclear workers finally had support. The Trump Administration has mothballed it.
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President Trump’s Labor Department has let nearly all of an advisory board member’s terms expire — and so far hasn’t nominated new ones. Continue Reading
Liberating New Mexico
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Armed with major-party status this year, Libertarians hope voters in New Mexico want an alternative to the Democratic and Republican parties. Continue Reading
Governor’s vetoes provoke strong words from Native lawmakers
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Gov. Susana Martinez struck more than $2 million meant for the state’s tribal communities from the state’s budget. Continue Reading
Dunn decries ‘federal land grab’ of state land on border
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New Mexico’s state land commissioner said he will block the U.S. government from accessing some state lands along the border unless they can come to an agreement on access to the area. Continue Reading
Feds get OK to fight alongside Texas in water dispute with NM
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The ruling is an apparent victory for Texas in a legal battle that has dragged on for more than five years. Continue Reading
Governor OKs consolidating most local elections
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Merged local elections will be held beginning in 2019. Continue Reading
Cancer struggle makes deportation threat a matter of life or death
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A cancer diagnosis is enough to unsettle anyone. But Laura Aguiar is struggling with uncertainty that doesn’t weigh down many other cancer patients. Continue Reading
At first major party convention, NM Libertarian Party picks candidates
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One of the more recognizable candidates was State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, a long time Republican who recently registered as a Libertarian. Continue Reading
How one influential NM powerbroker might have escaped a drunken driving charge
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Ryan Flynn was charged with aggravated DWI on May 20. Less than three months later he pleaded no contest to careless driving. Continue Reading