The Duke leads research and writing for our State News division. He hails from New Mexico, is a veteran, and holds a masters degree. He also has a background in leadership, talent management, human resources, and strategic planning.
Deb Haaland is the Democratic nominee for governor of New Mexico, having won the June 2026 primary with 72% of the vote against Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, and
Overdose deaths have fallen across America for three straight years. New Mexico recorded the nation’s largest increase for the second year in a row. The state did not run
New Mexico just joined a dozen states trying to block the biggest media merger in a generation — even as it spends hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars a year begging
New Mexico's landmark case against Meta has entered its most consequential — and most contested — phase yet, with the state's own attorney general's office narrowing
The federal government just opened a $1,000 investment account for every eligible newborn in America. New Mexico's answer to child poverty is a fifteen-child pilot, two
The Invitation
Hey New Mexicans — ever heard of "learned helplessness"?
Probably not by name. But if you've lived here a while, you may already know the
New Mexico just unveiled a new road map to improve outcomes for Black students. On its face, it sounds like progress. But step back and look at the whole board,
A legislative report counted the disconnected youth, priced the damage, and even named the fix. The missing ingredient is the one New Mexico never seems to supply: follow-through.
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New Mexico sits on the busiest stretch of America's immigration story, and the data finally lets us say something honest about it — without the hysteria from either side.
The same ecosystem that pushed HB 9 through Santa Fe also shows up in endorsements, outside spending, and donor pipelines around the lawmakers who carried it.
