New Mexico
Searchlight New Mexico
- A dwindling, mighty river
The post A dwindling, mighty river appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. A Rio Grande photo expedition shows the beauty and perils along 470 miles of New Mexico’s prize waterway. The post A dwindling, mighty river appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time.
The post Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time. appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. In more than 350 police shootings across New Mexico in the last decade, only two officers were charged with a crime. Why? The post Hundreds of police killings. Two prosecutions. No jail time. appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- An Apache ceremony for the ages
The post An Apache ceremony for the ages appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. On the Mescalero Apache Reservation, four days of dancing mark the passage into womanhood, testing a girl’s endurance — and enveloping her in tradition. The post An Apache ceremony for the ages appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- Medication for opioid addiction is life-saving for pregnant women and babies. In New Mexico, few get it.
The post Medication for opioid addiction is life-saving for pregnant women and babies. In New Mexico, few get it. appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Providers don’t prescribe drugs like buprenorphine, the gold standard for treatment. Why? The post Medication for opioid addiction is life-saving for pregnant women and babies. In New Mexico, few get it. appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- Tenants with nowhere to turn
The post Tenants with nowhere to turn appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Across New Mexico, low-income renters face leaks, heat, mold, roaches — and no recourse. The post Tenants with nowhere to turn appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
New Mexico In Depth
- Attorney General to Investigate School Discipline at Gallup McKinley Schools
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez is opening an investigation into disproportionately harsh punishment of Native American children by Gallup McKinley County Schools. New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica reported in December that Native students are expelled from New Mexico public schools at a much higher rate than other children, and that Gallup McKinley, with The post Attorney General to Investigate School Discipline at Gallup McKinley Schools appeared first on New Mexico In Depth.
- NM Attorney General seeks control over state response to Yazzie-Martinez
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez wants to take over the state’s “slow progress” in reforming public education to ensure all children are sufficiently educated as required by a landmark 2018 court ruling. The judge in that lawsuit found the state had violated the educational rights of Native American, English language-learners, disabled and low-income children. The post NM Attorney General seeks control over state response to Yazzie-Martinez appeared first on New Mexico In Depth.
- New Mexico expands restorative justice pilot project
A state pilot program to implement a new discipline approach called restorative justice will expand from 12 to 24 schools in the coming year, according to program coordinator Emma Green. Green appeared on the local public affairs show New Mexico In Focus last week, explaining restorative justice as a philosophical shift away from zero tolerance, The post New Mexico expands restorative justice pilot project appeared first on New Mexico In Depth.
- ICYMI: The State Ethics Commission squashed move by Lujan Grisham. Here’s why it matters.
This is an example of New Mexico In Depth’s mid-week newsletter. We think it’s crucial to stay in touch and tell you what’s on our minds every week. Please let us know what’s on your mind as well. Or, got tips? What do we need to know? Contact us: nmindepth@gmail.com New Mexico’s State Ethics Commission notched a win last week, negotiating The post ICYMI: The State Ethics Commission squashed move by Lujan Grisham. Here’s why it matters. appeared first on New Mexico In Depth.
- Growing number of NM schools pursue restorative justice to keep kids in schools
On a brisk February morning with snow on the ground, children arrived at Tsé Bit A’í Middle School in Shiprock, on the Navajo Nation in northwestern New Mexico. Word in the hallway was something was afoot: Substitute teachers were waiting in each classroom. The children’s 35 regular teachers were spotted, sitting in a large circle The post Growing number of NM schools pursue restorative justice to keep kids in schools appeared first on New Mexico In Depth.
