Supporters argued that ranked choice voting would reduce the cost of elections, increase strategic voting and boost voter turnout.
Trans Day of Visibility offers people a space for joy and community
Burqueños gathered for a drag show and concert.
Education department pushes back on plaintiffs’ call to scrap reform plan
The state Public Education Department is asking a state judge to keep its court-ordered plan for improving education for at-risk students and deny a request …
Las Cruces school board discusses renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary following abuse revelations
The Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education Tuesday evening started the conversation about renaming Cesar Chavez Elementary School following allegations of sexual abuse by …
Tribal libraries fill critical gaps in communities, despite limited staff
Growing up in Zuni Pueblo in northwest New Mexico, Valarie Bellson remembers walking to the tribe’s public library when she needed a place to hang …
Advocates travel to D.C. to promote Gila River protections
A delegation representing the Gila River is in Washington, D.C. this week to speak to lawmakers about creating new environmental protections for the waterway.
‘Activating Chicana Resistance’ catalogs the work of artist Delilah Montoya
New Mexico artist Delilah Montoya’s major retrospective opened in February at the Albuquerque Museum. It encapsulates 40 years of activism based in photography, print making, and research. During …
Epstein files prompt urgent push to extend statutes of limitations
Some state legislators are using the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files as an opportunity to expand the statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse.
New literacy bill SB 37 holds schools accountable for reading instruction
By Mikaela Johnson, Silver City Daily Press A bill mandating evidence-based reading instruction was signed into law Monday by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. The measure codifies …
