Advocates Urge Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
The Paid Family & Medical Leave Coalition in New Mexico recently sent a letter to Governor Michelle Luján Grisham urging her administration’s support for the Paid Family and…
Lawmakers Look to Build Hydrogen Economy in New Mexico
By Hannah Grover After being placed on the speaker’s table and struggling to make it through committees, hydrogen legislation attempts failed last year during New México’s legislative session….
Free Virtual Multilingual Tutoring Begins for Pre-K to 8th Grade Students
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the Public Education Department recently announced a new state investment for the targeted expansion of free high-quality tutoring for math, reading, and science for…
Mini-Grants for Veteran and Military Service Arts Projects
New Mexico Arts (NMA), the state’s arts agency, announces a funding opportunity for arts organizations and veteran-focused organizations to create or expand opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members…
Individual Tragedy and Collective Trauma from COVID
By Austin Fisher The last meeting of the Ojo Caliente area chapter of the penitential confraternity known as La Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno was Friday March…
Mayordomos from Across New México Gather to Call for Help
By Patrick Lohmann About 15 acequia stewards stood in a line at a Las Vegas, N.M. meeting hall on December 10, each of them holding a few ounces…
NM GOP Should Apologize, Take Accountability for Racist Tactics
Peter Rodríguez When my friend showed me a mailer that had been sent out by the New Mexico Republican Party this election cycle, I was furious. I can’t…
Borderland Ministries Helps Migrants and Asylum Seekers
By Nicole Maxwell Ana Reza has served as bridge chaplain for the Rio Grande Borderland Ministries of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande for about three years….
NMAEA Names Elena Baca Art Educator of the Year
The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) recently announced that Elena Baca, Educator & Program Coordinator for the Visual Arts program at the NHCC, has received the Museum Education…
Officials Rush to Meet a Federal Timeline to Find Gaps in Internet Access
By Megan Gleason Data mistakes and an inability to keep up with a federal program’s demands could cause the state to miss out on several hundred million dollars…