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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 how being down a staff member unexpectedly can throw a wrench in operations. These are real struggles that small businesses face.

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

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 willing to reimagine what community safety looks like.

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

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

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

We don’t need more police officers. We need police officers’ responsibilities narrowed to the kinds of encounters they are best suited to address.

Our elected leaders must be brave enough to invest in the infrastructure needed to pursue evidence-based solutions known to improve public safety outcomes and abandon, once and for all, failed and outdated policies that create new crimes and increase existing penalties.

Religious freedom in the United States means that we all have a right to our own religious beliefs – including the right to have none.