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- A teenager takes his life in foster care
The post A teenager takes his life in foster care appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning, 16-year-old Jaydun Garcia took his own life at a makeshift home for youth who lack foster placements. Jaydun was the second of five brothers and had a baby sister. He was very close to his siblings, those who knew him said, and a close friend to many kids The post A teenager takes his life in foster care appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- The battle against federal ownership of New Mexico’s public lands
The post The battle against federal ownership of New Mexico’s public lands appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Meet Howard Hutchinson, a private property rights activist who is quietly organizing county-level rejection of a landmark law: the Antiquities Act of 1906 The post The battle against federal ownership of New Mexico’s public lands appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- A long tradition of anti-federal wrath
The post A long tradition of anti-federal wrath appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Howard Hutchinson’s group, the Coalition, has roots in decades-old movements which hold that state governments and private entities would be the best stewards of America’s public lands The post A long tradition of anti-federal wrath appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- New Mexico’s open records law survives an unusual day in court
The post New Mexico’s open records law survives an unusual day in court appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Mostly. A judge’s ruling on a request by the estates of Gene and Betsy Hackman slightly limited which information about their deaths can be released, and won’t serve as a strong precedent. The post New Mexico’s open records law survives an unusual day in court appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
- Should Gene Hackman’s family be granted a major exemption from New Mexico’s freedom of information law?
The post Should Gene Hackman’s family be granted a major exemption from New Mexico’s freedom of information law? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico. Such a move would block the public’s ability to see large amounts of investigative records that are ordinarily available for review The post Should Gene Hackman’s family be granted a major exemption from New Mexico’s freedom of information law? appeared first on Searchlight New Mexico.
