A win by two or more challengers would give women first-ever …
Sep 19, 2018 · The notion struck Megan Duffy at an event she attended with several other women — and it struck her hard. It was Aug. 18. The gathering marked the anniversary of a seismic change to the U.S. Constitution: Passage of the 19th Amendment, more commonly known as women’s suffrage. “Women have only been able to vote […]
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Staff. 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.
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New Mexico In Depth is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization founded in 2012 as a response to ongoing downsizing among traditional news organizations. Since then, we’ve produced incisive statehouse and political reporting, long-form investigations, and explanatory journalism in service to our communities. New Mexico In Depth Mission Our mission is to produce investigative, data-rich […]
Almost $6 billion in New Mexico money meant for infrastructure …
Aug 28, 2024 · Public dollars sitting unspent is a chronic problem for New Mexico. To be fair, nearly a quarter of the $5.9 billion is money authorized during this year’s legislative session. It takes time to spend money on big construction projects and other infrastructure. But that still leaves more than $4.5 billion that’s unspent from previous years.
A dam's 'painful' history - New Mexico In Depth
Aug 7, 2013 · Cochiti Dam is one of the 10 largest earthen dams in the United States. It contains more than 65 million cubic feet of earth and rock, stretches more than five miles across, and rises about 250 feet above the Rio Grande. Driving past the dam on my way to check out the reservoir’s waters I was reminded of a talk the Pueblo of Cochiti’s Regis ...
Maxeon promises solar jobs. Reality is less certain.
Aug 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 …
Once skeptical, key lawmakers propose new approach to raising …
Feb 1, 2024 · The legislators filed a pair of bills that each offer its own approach but would both effectively tax alcoholic beverages a percentage of their price. For most alcohol, House Bill 212 would tax wholesalers on the products they sell to retailers — 6% for beer, 9% for wine, and 12% for spirits, with lower rates for alcohol made by small producers.
A trip home to butcher a sheep - New Mexico In Depth
Jul 11, 2013 · Kudos to the Miss Navajo contestants. They butcher sheep by themselves in front of an audience and judges while wearing a full dress and jewelry. Navajo food doesn’t only come from the sheep. Historically Navajos hunted rabbits, deer, prairie dogs and elk. Navajos also grew corn, squash and beans. Our neighbors had a huge influence on our ...
Laura Paskus, New Mexico In Depth
Nov 11, 2016 · By Laura Paskus, New Mexico In Depth | August 9, 2016. As the region warms – and both our surface and groundwater supplies become increasingly constrained – it’s a good time to try and understand the facts. And one another. Laura Paskus is an independent reporter and radio producer. She freelances for national, regional, and local media ...
NM lacks criminal justice data on race, ethnicity
From traffic stops to incarceration rates to drug arrests, New Mexico trails other states and the federal system in collecting key criminal justice data, particularly on race and ethnicity, a New Mexico In Depth analysis has found. And despite a push from state lawmakers this 60-day legislative session to improve the state’s data collection efforts […]