Native students in New Mexico’s largest school district miss class more than their peers and score lower in reading, science and math. Now, the district is partnering with Native-led groups in what ...

On a small patch of land north of Albuquerque, Orenda Martine reached for a red onion, trimming the root and then the stem, its papery skin rustling in her hands. Once she finished with one onion, she ...

A new alert system meant to help find Native people who go missing in New Mexico went into effect Tuesday, but a key detail remains unsettled: How will police determine who’s eligible for an alert?

Kaiya Brown was at work last week when she started getting the texts. Her friends were asking if she’d seen the news: The Trump administration wants to cut funding for tribal colleges by nearly 90%.

History shows non-incumbents can achieve public financing for Albuquerque mayoral races By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth | June 5, 2025 A version of this analysis appeared in New Mexico In ...

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender ...

Gallup-McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike Hyatt is under scrutiny for alleged violations of state procurement and government ethics laws, following a complaint filed Monday with the New ...

An effort to change the lengths of legislative sessions each year sailed through the House of Representatives on Thursday, passing without any debate and just four lawmakers voting against it.

Marcus Moquino sat behind a booth painting shoes with intricate, colorful designs, pausing occasionally to talk with shoppers on a bustling November weekend at Isleta Resort and Casino. In the next ...

New Mexico In Depth Executive Director Trip Jennings and Managing Editor Marjorie Childress discussed efforts last Friday lawmakers may take during the 2025 legislative session to increase alcohol ...

According to experts who analyzed the U.S. Census data on the request of New Mexico In Depth, those changes in tax and fiscal policy deserve credit for the decline in the state’s supplemental poverty ...

For the third straight year, lawmakers are trying to raise taxes on alcoholic drinks, in an attempt to reduce New Mexico’s worst-in-the-nation alcohol-related death rate. This time, they just might ...