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
For three days we've mapped the relief route. We showed why being last frees New Mexico to leap (Part 1), the classrooms already teaching our kids today (Part
In Parts 1 and 2, we mapped the relief route and showed which stretches are already open. Today we follow the money — and this is where the story gets uncomfortable
New Mexico ranks 50th in the nation for education. We have for nine straight reports. Roughly 80 percent of our fourth graders can't read at grade level, and
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,
Three days after a unanimous Supreme Court ruling reshaped gun rights for thousands of New Mexicans, the Governor and Attorney General still haven't said a word. We asked why "do nothing" is the plan—and followed the dots to who they answer to.
New Mexico Madness formally requested answers from the Governor and Attorney General on what the Supreme Court's unanimous cannabis-and-guns ruling means for residents. Here's the memo—and the response, or lack of one.
The justices just rewrote the rules on whether cannabis users can legally own firearms. Here's what changed, what didn't, and why it lands hard in a state where weed is legal and guns are barely regulated.
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.
New
A program sold to the poor, built on a pattern we've already lived
New Mexico has heard this pitch before. A program arrives wrapped in the language of
