Tribal Remedy Framework
The Tribal Remedy Framework (TRF) is a comprehensive plan for meeting the educational needs of Native students and their tribal communities.
The New Mexico legislature is just one of the ways that we advance civil liberties in our state, and we spend a significant amount of time engaging in the legislative process each year.
We aim to support bills that strengthen our rights guaranteed under the Constitution and defeat bills that threaten them. See below for the legislation we're supporting this year.
Check out our 2019 Legislative Advocacy Guide which includes information on how to volunteer to help pass our legislative priorities this session.
The Tribal Remedy Framework (TRF) is a comprehensive plan for meeting the educational needs of Native students and their tribal communities.
In 2016, New Mexico voters approved a constitutional amendment that prohibits judges from detaining defendants solely because they cannot afford bail. The amendment also allows judges to detain defendants who they believe pose great danger to the community.
The fight for voting rights remains as critical as ever. Politicians across the country continue to engage in voter suppression, efforts that include additional obstacles to registration, cutbacks on early voting, and strict voter identification requirements.
Following a series of recent US Supreme Court decisions, and a 2018 decision from our own New Mexico Supreme Court, New Mexico needs a statutory fix to ensure that individuals who were under age eighteen at the time of their offense have a meaningful opportunity for release. Ohio, Arkansas, Nevad
We are working with legislators to ensure that the Governor’s $100 million investment in policing includes funding for training in crisis management, impli
As part of a provision to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), New Mexico has joined other states across the country in efforts to expand Medicaid coverage for postpartum care from two months to 12 months.