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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · Jul 10

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…

SearchlightNM's tweet card. Makamy Anderson’s death is the most recent tragedy to come to light amid a string of deaths of children in the state’s care.

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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · Jul 3

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…

SearchlightNM's tweet card. 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

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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · Jun 28

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…

SearchlightNM's tweet card. The new civil action claims that the former WNMU president misappropriated at least $177,000 meant for ADA compliance and used it on a patio to host his daughter’s wedding reception

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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · Jun 24

New at @SearchlightNM: our own Molly Montgomery spoke with @MariahCBlake, 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…

SearchlightNM's tweet card. A new book by New Mexico-born author Mariah Blake explains how a previously unknown Manhattan Project program ushered in the age of toxic “forever chemicals”

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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · Jun 16

New at @SearchlightNM: 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…

SearchlightNM's tweet card. New Mexico Safety Over Profit successfully fought against medical malpractice reform during the 2025 session. A state commission now says it broke the law.

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Searchlight New Mexico@SearchlightNM · May 7

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

SearchlightNM's tweet card. Santa Fe-based Molly Montgomery comes aboard as a full-time reporter covering topics that include land use, the environment and immigration

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