A century of federal indifference left generations of Navajo homes ...
WEBWhen Julie Badonie was growing up in the small Navajo community of Tohatchi in the 1940s, her father drove a horse-drawn wagon early each morning to a nearby spring. There, he filled wooden barrels with water the family would use that day to drink, cook, and wash. Badonie, the youngest of seven children, including brothers […]
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WEBIn a July 17 opinion, Chief United States District Judge William P. Johnson for the District of New Mexico said his court lacked jurisdiction over the question of whether or not the New Mexico Project, a nonprofit formed last year, must register as a political committee and disclose its donors. “This is a state law case - with exclusively ...
State contracts may be added to Sunshine Portal
WEBFeb 26, 2015 · Scanned copies of all state contracts should be available on the Sunshine Portal, say two lawmakers who are proposing an update to the state transparency website. Posting original documents would give New Mexicans a bigger window into state contracts, something that’s important to business owners, says one of the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Sander Rue, R-Albuquerque.
Money in Politics – New Mexico In Depth
WEBState Ethics Commission sues Apodaca’s dark money operation By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth | May 24, 2024. The State Ethics Commission on Friday sued a dark money group and its president, Jeff Apodaca, to force disclosure of the sources behind the money paying for political advertising in support of legislative candidates running in the June 4 primary election.
New Mexico in Depth Diversity Fellowship
WEBNew Mexico In Depth’s fellowship creates a pipeline into the journalism profession for university students of color. It is designed for students in their senior year of journalism school, or who have recently graduated and remain in New Mexico. It emphasizes the acquisition of investigative and digital first journalism skill sets, for those wishing to pursue careers in newspapers, television ...
Federal judge sends dark money group lawsuit back to state court
WEBAug 1, 2024 · A federal judge has rejected a nonprofit group’s bid to move to federal court a campaign finance case brought against it by the state ethics commission. In a July 17 opinion, Chief United States District Judge William P. Johnson for the District of New Mexico said his court lacked jurisdiction over the question of whether […]
Maxeon promises solar jobs. Reality is less certain.
WEBAug 19, 2024 · On a vast shrubby mesa in Southeast Albuquerque, local politicians and developers for years have envisioned a master-planned urban community with more than 10,000 homes in close proximity to a jobs center with high-tech factories, film production facilities, and retail businesses. They named the development Mesa del Sol. After fits and starts over several decades, […]
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WEBStaff. Ted Alcorn, contributing reporter. Ted Alcorn is an independent journalist raised in Albuquerque whose reporting on health and justice has appeared in various local and national publications.He was previously the founding research director of Everytown For Gun Safety and a policy analyst in the Office of the Mayor of New York City.
The Medicaid Freeze – New Mexico In Depth
WEBBy Sylvia Ulloa, New Mexico In Depth | July 17, 2017. Even in his final days of battling leukemia in early 2016, Jose Frietze was fighting for the youth services agency he founded in 1977. The state Human Services Department had accused the organization — Las Cruces-based Families and Youth Inc. — of potential Medicaid fraud and overbilling ...