8th Annual Dolores Huerta Day of Service, Learning
Nearly 350 grade school students and dozens of adult volunteers will descend on La Plazita Gardens at Sanchez Farm Friday, March 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to learn…
Reps Introduce Legislation to Increase Penalties
U.S. Representatives Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM), Brian Mast (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Katko (R-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation this week to increase penalties for making bomb threats, and provide…
Reports Question if Gorsuch Will Protect Kids With Disabilities
According to two new reports, Judge Neil Gorsuch – President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court – has repeatedly failed to protect the rights of students with disabilities. Gorsuch is…
Luján Introduces Two Measures Designed to Increase Transparency
Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced two pieces of legislation on March 8th, to increase transparency and openness in the political system by making it easier to determine exactly who…
New Postal Inspectors to Help Prevent Mail Theft
Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham announced that the U.S. Postal Service responded to her request to add two more postal inspectors to the Albuquerque office to help prevent and investigate mail…
Florida Legislature Kicks-Off With Attacks on Safety of Immigrant Families
Not even a full week has passed since Florida’s Legislative Session started, and the House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee already voted to pass a bill banning “sanctuary” cities or…
Bills on Wilderness in NM National Monuments Reintroduced
New México Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich have just reintroduced two bills to designate sections of two national monuments as wilderness areas to protect them from future development. The…
New México AG Balderas Lends Support
New México’s Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a brief on Feb. 16th, in support of the State of New York’s lawsuit against the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on immigration in…
Immigrant Groups Denounce ICE Detentions in Albuquerque
Pro-immigrant groups, activists and community organizers held a vigil last Friday night to denounce the recent arrests carried out by immigration agencies in the city of Albuquerque. The crowd, mostly…
UNM Engineering Student Joins the Ranks of the Elite
Julian Vigil is a point of pride for the Lobo pack at the University of New México (UNM). The Chemical Engineering senior was just named as one of the elite…