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Jan 29, 2024

Paid Family Medical Leave Invests in People; New Mexico's Small Businesses and Nonprofits Need It

Over my years working in HR, I’ve seen the inner workings of small businesses and nonprofits. I know the nerves that can come with checking the bank balance to see if there is enough to make payroll. I know...

Jan 18, 2024

Five Ways 'Tough on Crime' Fails New Mexico Families

"Tough on Crime" policies can actually increase the chances that people will turn to criminalized behavior, creating the opposite of the intended effect.

Jan 11, 2024

Juvenile Justice in New Mexico: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back

We must view children’s behavior and (perceived) misbehavior objectively; we must be honest about where these problems stem from, begin to question the institutions that exist that perpetuate them, and be...

bill sponsors and advocates during the final floor debate on SB64 in the 2023 legislative session

Jan 8, 2024

Care Over Confrontation: Community Safety Beyond Policing

Over the last ten years, New Mexico consistently has one of the highest, and frequently the highest, per capita rate of people killed by police. A

Care Over Confrontation - Albuquerque Skyline

Jan 2, 2024

The Governor's Dangerous Executive Order Could Silence Protected Speech in New Mexico

The ACLU of New Mexico takes no position on the Israel-Hamas conflict. But we take a strong position against state censorship.

Dec 15, 2023

We Respectfully Dissent

The ACLU of New Mexico opposes the decision by ACLU National to represent the NRA.