Health
Calif. company chosen to build exchange framework
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A state board on Friday voted unanimously to negotiate with a California company to develop the framework for a marketplace New Mexicans will eventually use to purchase health insurance.
Health
Fight jeopardizes care of 1,500 critically ill New Mexicans
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More than 1,500 critically ill New Mexicans could face obstacles to medical coverage for the last six months of the year due to a dispute between federal and state officials over how much Washington will pay to underwrite coverage for the population.
Education
Navajo Nation names Tapahonso Poet Laureate
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The Navajo Nation has named its first ever Poet Laureate. A poet, professor, and storyteller, Luci Tapahonso talks with New Mexico In Depth about language, beauty, and history.
In Depth articles
Window closing on state-run health exchange
The quickest way to unify people fighting over what a state-run health exchange would look like is to mention a federal takeover. But the window for keeping the federal government's hands off NM's exchange is starting to close.
Martinez again pushing to limit social promotion
Gov. Susana Martinez has worked toward compromise with lawmakers for two years on legislation to limit social promotion. Last year a deal was close, but it's unclear whether compromise is possible in 2013 with so many new lawmakers taking office.
NM confronts health-care puzzle as deadline nears
In less than 10 months, New Mexico must be able to enroll residents in a virtual marketplace called a health exchange, a cornerstone of the nation’s health care law.
Immigration, safety at issue in license debate
Stories of immigrants reveal that both public safety and immigration are at the heart of the debate over whether to repeal or reform New Mexico's law that lets undocumented immigrants get driver's licenses.
NM license eases fear of deportation, immigrants say
Two undocumented immigrants interviewed by New Mexico In Depth believe having a state-issued driver’s license helps such immigrants function in the United States while reducing the chance of deportation.
Some worry that licenses enable other crime
Those who want to repeal New Mexico’s law that lets undocumented immigrants obtain driver’s licenses fear that terrorists or other criminals could use the identification cards to move freely around the country.
Native America Project
Protesters decry uranium mine near Mt. Taylor
More than 30 protesters gathered Friday to oppose a planned uranium mine near Mt. Taylor, a peak held sacred by several Native tribes, but Forest Service officials say all the agency can do is attempt to mitigate the damage.
Troubled district won’t close school after all
The Central Consolidated School District's board reversed on Thursday a prior decision to close an alternative high school in Shiprock.
The struggles on New Mexico’s other borders
Diné activist and writer John Redhouse recently shared his formative experiences growing up in the rough town of Farmington bordering the huge Navajo Nation.
From our blog
Talking about legislative reform on air
Heath Haussamen joined former state Sen. Steve Fischmann on the radio today to talk about Haussamen's recent column on the need for legislative reform.
Governor signs health exchange bill into law
Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law Thursday legislation that will create a state health exchange for New Mexico. According to some estimates, the exchange should help half of the state’s more than 400,000 uninsured residents eventually purchase health insurance.
Commentary
Tax bill shows need for legislative reform
Legislators shirked their duty to be deliberative and transparent when they passed a complex tax-reform bill on Saturday. If the problem, as some believe, is that New Mexico’s legislative process is designed to avoid debate and scrutiny, then the process needs reform.