Children wove colorful hoops through the air as they danced in the courtyard, telling stories with the shapes they created.

Indigenous education experts and advocates are outraged over the state’s draft action plan for improving education, which they say lacks detail and fails to meaningfully incorporate community input.

Additional reporting provided by Nick Reynolds and Anna Wilder, The Post and Courier; Yasmeen Khan, The Maine Monitor; Lauren Dake, Oregon Public Broadcasting; Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth; ...

Delilah Treas and her sister went to separate schools growing up, her younger sister receiving instruction on the Mescalero Apache reservation while she attended school in nearby Ruidoso. “She knows ...

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 ...

With the 2025 legislative session over and out, many have moved on. But some are taking stock of why some bills failed while others made it through the legislative wringer. One bill sitting on the ...

A bill meant primarily to close loopholes in New Mexico’s law governing the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures crashed and burned in the House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs ...

New Mexico In Depth editors met on Wednesday, March 12, to discuss a range issues related to the legislative session ending soon, as well as taking questions from the live Zoom audience. Listen to ...

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.

New Mexico In Depth editors were joined by Common Cause New Mexico Policy Director Mason Graham on Wednesday, January 29, to discuss a range of issues related to elections and money in politics, ...

Two years after New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica first reported that Indigenous children in New Mexico face disproportionately high rates of harsh school punishment, triggering a state Department of ...

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 ...