Jeanette DeDios
ReporterJeanette DeDios is from the Jicarilla Apache and Diné Nations and grew up in Albuquerque, NM. She graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2022 where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Multimedia Journalism, English and Film. She’s a former Local News Fund Fellow. Jeanette can be contacted at jeanettededios@kunm.org.
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A new group of 34 experts is working on a report about the forced sterilization of Indigenous women. This comes after the passage of Senate Memorial 14 in this year’s legislative session. -
With just eight weeks until Election Day, representatives from a coalition of 72 community-based organizations are traveling to small towns across the state to teach about Constitutional Amendment 4, which will be on this year’s ballot. If voters pass it this November, state lawmakers would receive a salary for the first time. -
A recent state report shows that New Mexico needs at least 58,000 more housing units to fill a years-long deficit. Now a coalition has created a policy framework focused on what it calls practical solutions to increase housing and make it more attainable for New Mexicans. -
The KUNM news team is launching a candidate guide to help our community stay informed about what's on the ballot, and it's informed by New Mexicans like you. KUNM’s Jeanette DeDios sat down to hear about what has been learned so far from you – our community. -
New Mexico is joining 24 other states on Wednesday who are suing the United States Postal Service over its newly published rule that gives the USPS the authority to regulate voting by mail. -
New Mexico gubernatorial candidates joined a public health panel on Thursday to share how they would approach the loss of federal funding and protecting Medicaid. -
A center created late last year to track guns used in shootings around the state has resulted in authorities connecting over 500 crimes. Attorney General Raúl Torrez gave an update in Gallup on Wednesday on the statewide initiative. -
New Mexico’s ranking in higher education rose two spots to 18th in the nation for higher education. That’s according to U.S. News & World Report. -
More than 11,000 people have been stripped of their tribal citizenship in the last two decades due to increasing casino revenues and payouts to members. A new documentary called "You’re No Indian" exposes the practice of disenrollment and its impact on tribal members. KUNM spoke with the director of the film Ryan Flynn. -
The Navajo Area Indian Health Services and the New Mexico Department of Health have signed a memorandum of agreement to support rural health initiatives through data sharing.
