Advocates Continue to Press for Permanent Immigration Protections
New México-based immigrant groups kicked off a statewide action last week with a rally in front of the capitol building demanding Congress and the President deliver legalization with permanent protections…
Governor Says Goals to Address Climate Change Should Be Codified
By Hannah Grover Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham called for codifying New México’s goals for addressing climate change while speaking at the state’s first climate summit hosted by House…
New México’s Affordable Housing Crisis Has Solutions
By Annabella Farmer Years before he became a law professor at the University of New México (UNM), Serge Martínez worked in the South Bronx helping tenants defend their…
Legislation Introduced to Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Norma Torres (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Sept. 30, to replace the official holiday recognized on the…
Groups to Lawmakers: Fossil-Fueled Hydrogen is a Climate Threat
On Tuesday, a coalition of New México community, environmental, and justice organizations warned state and federal lawmakers of the risks of diving head-first into fossil-fueled hydrogen projects. The groups’…
Albuquerque’s Motel 6 Offers a View of City’s Housing Crisis
By Luciana Pérez Uribe Guinassi On the hot sidewalk in front of the Motel 6 by Carlisle Boulevard in Albuquerque, New México, people milled about on a recent…
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Headliner of Anaya Lecture Event
U.S Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, an alumna of The University of New Mexico, is the featured speaker at the 10th annual Rudolfo and Patricia Anaya Lecture on the Literature…
Acequias Face Water Shortages Amid Drought and Climate Change
By Hannah Grover For centuries, acequias have provided water to farmers along the Rio Chama near Abiquiu, but now some stretches are drying up and the community is…
New México Abortion Clinics See Increase in Patients from Texas
by Jolie McCullough and Neelam Bohra Two days after Texas’ new abortion restrictions went into effect, women’s health clinics in surrounding states were already juggling clogged phone lines and…
Thousands Face Uncertainty as Unemployment Benefits End
With federal unemployment assistance ending in New México on Sept. 4, Albuquerque resident Rhiannon Chávez-Ross worries she could lose her house. A single mom with two children, Chávez-Ross…