ACLU Calls for Investigation of APD Shooting of Claude Treviño
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New México called for a thorough investigation of the incident on February 20th that ended with an Albuquerque Police Department (APD) officer fatally…
Dolores Huerta Supports End-of-Life Legislation in New México
Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has joined Compassion and Choices Action Network to launch videos in English and Spanish urging fellow New Mexicans to support the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options…
Biden Administration Begins Reuniting Some Separated Immigrant Families
By Suzanne Potter Human-rights advocates are applauding a new Biden administration policy to allow children who remain in U.S. custody after being separated from their parents at the border…
Voting Rights at Stake as Supreme Court Considers Arizona Case
By Khalil Abdullah Sometimes it’s 50 miles — one way — for Native Americans living on reservations or in remote areas of Arizona to drive their ballots to a…
City of Albuquerque Hosts Virtual Youth Job, Volunteer Fair
Albuquerque’s Mayor Tim Keller’s One ABQ Youth Connect is hosting its annual Youth Job and Volunteer Fair virtually this year, and young people across the City are invited to come…
Failed Payday for Hundreds of Medicaid Caregivers
By Ike Swetlitz Nearly every day for the past ten months, Lina, 23, has worked as a personal care assistant for Lisa Langrehr, a 60-year-old woman who is paralyzed…
Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Demand Review of U.S. Space Command Basing Decision
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) are requesting that the Biden administration conduct a comprehensive review of the Air…
Get Vaccinated to Protect Our Families, Manage Economic Hardship
Rep. Deb Haaland The past year has been a struggle for many families in our state and across the country — from managing kids learning from home and…
Cortez Masto Introduces Bills to Help Small Businesses
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) re-introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation on February 1st, to help Nevada’s small businesses compete in the 21st century economy. The SECURE Small Business…
Biden’s Climate-Change Policies Will Benefit Arizonans
By Mark Richardson President Joe Biden signed executive orders last week aimed at tackling climate change, curbing pollution, conserving natural resources and addressing environmental justice. “From an Arizona…