New Mexico In Depth

New Mexico In Depth is a nonprofit news organization that prioritizes digital content and is supported by its members. Established in 2012, we emerged in response to the decreasing numbers of traditional news outlets. Our goal is to deliver in-depth, data-driven journalism that not only informs but also promotes solutions for positive change. By collaborating with other media organizations, we enhance the visibility of our stories. Additionally, we are committed to nurturing the next generation of journalists through fellowships and internships.

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Proposed federal funding cuts to tribal colleges spark fear

2 weeks ago | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

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%. Brown (Diné) is in her first year at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in northwest Albuquerque, one of 37 tribal colleges and universities in the country and four in New Mexico, many of which offer free tuition to tribal citizens.
New Mexico plagued by high maternal mortality rate

3 weeks ago | nmindepth.com | Heerea Rikhraj

Despite increased efforts in recent years by public officials, New Mexico grapples with high rates of maternal deaths during pregnancy or the year following birth. The March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization that assesses states’ maternal care services, reported New Mexico’s maternal mortality rate was 28.0 per 100,000 births in 2023 — 1.5 times higher than the national rate.
Six years after her son’s homicide, a Navajo mother still searches for answers

1 month ago | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

Indigenous AffairsThis 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 People (MMIWG2T). On a summer evening in 2019, a man living in a hilltop house in the Navajo community of Nenahnezad called 911 to report a body in the dirt road in front of his home. “The guy is not breathing, nothing,” he told the operator.
Complaint alleges Gallup-McKinley Schools superintendent violated state ethics laws

2 months ago | nmindepth.com | Bryant Furlow

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 Mexico State Ethics Commission. Submitted on behalf of Stride, Inc.
Alcohol tax increase dies again

2 months ago | nmindepth.com | Trip Jennings

What would have been the first increase to the state’s alcohol excise tax in 30 years died Friday, a victim of a disagreement between Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state lawmakers over tax policy. Lujan Grisham vetoed the Legislature’s omnibus tax package, HB14, which included the proposed tax increase on alcohol.
Two Indigenous climate organizers on the importance of building community

2 months ago | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

On a warm March afternoon in Albuquerque, Reyes DeVore (Jemez Pueblo), standing in front of a mural depicting two young Pueblo people, spoke about what being a “good descendent” of ancestors who resisted Spanish colonization means to her. A couple days later, in the bosque, Cheyenne Antonio (Diné) smiled as she detailed all the things that bring her joy, from metal concerts to gossiping with her elders.
FBI sending more agents to New Mexico to address violent crime in Indian Country

2 months ago | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

New Mexico is one of a handful of states that will see an increased number of FBI agents to address unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country, including crimes related to a national crisis of Indigenous people disproportionately going missing and being killed. The Operation Not Forgotten initiative will send 60 FBI personnel to 10 field offices across the country, including Albuquerque, over six months, the Justice Department announced earlier this week.
State missing and murdered Indigenous people task force to meet publicly

Mar 28, 2025 | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

Indigenous AffairsNew Mexico’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Task Force plans to meet publicly for the first time next Friday. The state Department of Justice convened the group last year after a call from lawmakers, who included $200,000 in the state budget for that purpose. The task force met in October and December behind closed doors, except for public comment sessions.
After House legislators with alcohol-ties snuff out tax hike, Senators sub an industry-approved bill

Mar 21, 2025 | nmindepth.com | Ted Alcorn

New Mexico’s alcohol industry is raising a glass to a proposed liquor tax hike — because it’s so slight, most drinkers won’t even feel it. A multi-year effort to meaningfully raise alcohol taxes hit a roadblock earlier this month, when two lawmakers with ties to the alcohol industry helped kill the bill in a House committee.
Legislature protects Native students’ right to wear regalia at school ceremonies

Mar 14, 2025 | nmindepth.com | Bella Davis

Native American students’ right to wear tribal regalia at school ceremonies could soon be enshrined in state law. The House unanimously passed Senate Bill 163 on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for her signature.