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Please meet our new colleague at Searchlight New Mexico, a great young writer from Santa Fe, Molly Montgomery. searchlightnm.org/the-searchligh…

New at Searchlight New Mexico: During its lobbying campaign in the 2025 session, New Mexico Safety Over Profit demanded “corporate transparency” for hospitals. Now the State Ethics Commission is suing the dark money group for violating lobbyist transparency laws. searchlightnm.org/?p=100887&prev…

New at Searchlight New Mexico: our own Molly Montgomery spoke with Mariah Blake, author of “They Poisoned the World,” an important new book about the history and toxic legacy of “forever chemicals.” (Which were an outgrowth of the Manhattan Project.) searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-pfa…

NEW: In a lawsuit quietly filed Friday, the NM State Ethics Commission accuses former WNMU President Joseph Shepard of misappropriating money meant for an ADA-compliant project and spending it instead on a patio for his daughter's wedding reception. searchlightnm.org/joseph-shepard…

A new lawsuit in the 2024 fatal police shooting of teenager Elijah Hadley could shed light on a persistent problem in New Mexico: an outsized portion of police violence begins with a welfare check searchlightnm.org/when-a-call-fo…

Just over a month after the death of Jaydun Garcia at a CYFD facility, another teenager in foster care, 17-year-old Makamy Anderson, took her own life. searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-chi…

NEW: Western New Mexico University's new Board of Regents unanimously voted to void former President Joseph Shepard's $1.9 million severance and 5-year teaching contract Whether — or how — the school recovers that money remains to be seen. searchlightnm.org/wnmu-regents-a…