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Roundhouse Reporting – Then and Now
When I started covering the Legislature more than 15 years ago, I was totally intimidated by the state’s Capitol press…
Read More...New Mexico set to create ‘Turquoise Alert’ system for missing Indigenous people
This story was originally published at New Mexico In Depth, a NMPBS partner. By Bella Davis New Mexico is set…
Read More...New Mexico Legislature March 22: A somber conclusion
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. By Patrick Lohmann, Austin Fisher, Julia Goldberg, Leah…
Read More...Final Week at the Roundhouse 2025
The clock on this year’s 60-day legislative session runs out Saturday at noon in Santa Fe. This week on the…
Read More...Poisoning the well
This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. Driving along a stretch of New Mexico Highway…
Read More...Indigenously Positive: Diné-Led Nonprofit Immerses Children in Their Native Language
Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.” …
Read More...In New Mexico’s Fast Legislative Session, Oil and Gas Fans Tap the Brakes
This story was originally published at Capital & Main, a NMPBS partner. “You may clap now.” With that, Rep. Javier…
Read More...Council agrees to use weed tax revenue basic income pilot program
This story was originally published at City Desk ABQ, a NMPBS partner. Elizabeth McCall, City Desk ABQ After years in…
Read More...Racing Through the Roundhouse with Gwyneth Doland
Anyone familiar with the New Mexico Legislature knows the session’s last couple of weeks are always a mad dash to…
Read More...Albuquerque center housing ‘critical’ wildfire dispatch on DOGE termination list as fire risk grows
This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. As Albuquerque and the rest of the state…
Read More...Wipeout: New Mexicans talk about what mass firings mean for the future of public lands
This story was originally published at Searchlight New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. A week ago, on orders from the Trump…
Read More...Two Perspectives as Legislature Rolls on
I am old enough to remember what it was like to watch two smart, service-minded people disagree on nearly every…
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