Cox Aims For Giving Everyone The Chance To Vote
By Nichole Harwood / NM News Port / Daily Lobo Focusing on the integrity of the voting process will be part of attorney JoHanna Cox’s first steps to run for New Mexico Secretary of State. “There are several different locations where people’s votes weren’t counted that people weren’t able to even get […]
Community Organizers Want Change: Event to Make Democrats More Inclusive.
By Victor Onimole / NM News Port / A local Democratic political group hosted a discussion panel Feb. 10 to discuss ways to prevent the factors that caused the results of the 2016 election from happening in in the future. The discussion focused on engaging and involving the community in civic action, especially younger voters […]
Efforts look to support children and teen sexual assault survivors
By Xchelzin Peña / New Mexico In Depth / The trauma Abrianna Morales, 16, experienced from sexual assault last year was compounded by isolation she felt during her recovery. There was no resource group or program specifically directed toward teens and youth. “I felt very alone, very isolated, having to deal with the PTSD, […]
Ski passes, newspaper ads and meals: A look inside lobbyist spending during the session
By Anthony Jackson / New Mexico In Depth/ What do ski passes, meals and newspaper ads all have in common? Lobbyists or their employers have purchased them in recent weeks as part of their ongoing efforts to build relationships with or bring lawmakers around to their perspectives on issues. According to mandatory reports filed since […]
New Mexico House Rep. urges federal statute to protect state cannabis laws
Editor’s note: This article was first published on New Mexico In Depth and has been republished with their permission. Minor style changes were made with permission. By Anthony Jackson / New Mexico In Depth/ With New Mexico’s 30-day 2018 legislative session moving quickly along, it’s unlikely legislation related to cannabis will get much traction. Mainly […]
Sexual misconduct allegations simmer at the Roundhouse
By Danielle Prokop / New Mexico In Depth / SANTA FE— Lobbyist Vanessa Alarid described feeling like “a deer in the headlights” upon seeing Thomas Garcia at the Roundhouse on Jan. 24th. It was their first run-in since last month when Alarid accused Garcia, a former Democratic representative, of sexual misconduct. Alarid might […]
Some of NMID Fellows’ Best 2017 Work
By Marjorie Childress / New Mexico In Depth / When New Mexico In Depth created a fellowship for journalism students of color at University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University, we had high hopes for impactful, community-based stories. We haven’t been disappointed. Here are just a few of the stories created by Melorie […]
New Mayor Assumes Contentious Reform of APD
By Nichole Harwood and Dani Prokop / NM News Port / Albuquerque’s newly elected mayor Tim Keller took the oath of office Dec. 1st, inheriting a police reform process that has dogged city leaders since 2014. Among Keller’s first acts was naming a new interim chief of the Albuquerque Police Department to replace Gordon Eden. […]
Keller sweeps high dollar race to be ABQ’s next mayor
This article was first published on New Mexico In Depth and has been republished with their permission. By Marjorie Childress, New Mexico In Depth November 15, 2017 State Auditor Tim Keller landed strong in his bid to be Albuquerque’s next mayor, sweeping up just under 62 percent of the vote last night in an election […]
ABQ mayoral candidates offer contrasting solutions
By: Sarah Ihlefeld, Andrew Lucero & Kevin Maestas / NM News Port The Albuquerque mayoral race is down to the wire, and while the candidates generally share common ground on crime, they voice competing views on other key topics. State Auditor Tim Keller and his opponent City Councilor Dan Lewis sat down with New Mexico News Port to […]
Albuquerque police reforms take center stage at mayoral forum
By Kevin Maestas / NM News Port / With a mayoral election approaching, Albuquerque community members packed the 300-seat African American Performing Arts Center September 6th to hear candidates focus on crime, police reform and community policing. The forum was conducted using questions prepared by members of the public and the event’s sponsor, APD […]
Community Forum Asks Citizens How to Improve State Government
By Christian Marquez / NM News Port The People, Power and Democracy Project hosted a community forum on April 4th to encourage community discussion about state issues — partly so local media can be more informed. The event was called “How would you improve state government?” and asked participants to brainstorm “what makes you mad,” […]