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Straight-party voting doesn’t empower people; it protects dominant parties
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While casting a ballot should be easy, the system should encourage thoughtful decision-making. Continue Reading
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While casting a ballot should be easy, the system should encourage thoughtful decision-making. Continue Reading
The state’s assistant secretary for Native American education is claiming she was unfairly forced out. Continue Reading
Candidates and organizers think now is the time for Indigenous lawmakers. Continue Reading
When it comes to the ‘wall,’ this tribe is divided. Continue Reading
The Borderlands thrive on connections. What would it mean to sever them? Continue Reading
Simple and cost-effective solutions can result in monetizing what is otherwise lost into the atmosphere. Continue Reading
Following Rich through rural New Mexico, it became clear he was attempting to channel Pete Domenici’s political values and Bruce King’s reputation for being a people person. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s disadvantaged children don’t need more school; they need good school. Continue Reading
The proposal to invest from New Mexico’s Land Grant Permanent Fund into early childhood education and services will help to level the playing field. Continue Reading
What it’s like for one undocumented woman and her family in Trump’s America. Continue Reading
An advocate said the case could offer relief to about 2,000 detainees being held in West Texas and New Mexico. Continue Reading
Without adequate funding, we can’t keep doing this work. Continue Reading
New Mexico school districts that had hoped to put a little more cushion in their budgets managed to persuade a sympathetic Legislature, but couldn’t get it past the governor’s veto pen. Continue Reading
New Mexicans agree that the future success of our state and its communities are tied to our national monuments, a recent poll finds. Continue Reading
The Native American Budget and Policy Institute plans to synthesize indigenous wisdom with hard-won knowledge of how American institutions work. Continue Reading