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NMiF: Secretary of State

SOS Proposes Changes In Campaign Finance Reporting

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 30, 2017

June 30, 2017 – Many New Mexicans are frustrated by the feeling that there are unknown forces trying to influence the way they vote and…

NMiF: graduation rates

Addressing Lower Graduation Rates For Young Men

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 30, 2017

June 30, 2017 – New Mexico’s high school graduation rate rose last year, but there was a noticeable gap between male and female graduation rates,…

NMiF: ATF sting

ABQ Black Community Wants Answers, Reforms After ATF Sting Operation

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017 – In court filings and testimony, federal agents and prosecutors have vigorously denied that racial profiling was part of a massive undercover…

Native Comics on New Mexico in Focus

Indigenous Comics & Graphic Novels

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 15, 2017

June 16, 2017 – Lee Francis started Native Realities Press to support the work of other Indigenous authors of comics and graphic novels. Francis is…

Dolores Huerta

Dolores Huerta On The Civil Rights Movement & Current Organizing Efforts

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 15, 2017

June 16, 2017 – Civil Rights leader Dolores Huerta was born in Dawson, New Mexico but grew up in California. In the 1960s, she and…

Money

Tracking Campaign Finance And Lobbyist Spending

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 8, 2017

June 9, 2017 – Current laws and technology often make it difficult to track political money in New Mexico. Sandra Fish, a data journalist for…

Radium Girls

How The Radium Girls Influenced Worker Safety In The Manhattan Project

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 8, 2017

June 9, 2017 – The book “Radium Girls: The Dark Story Of America’s Shining Women” tells the story of the women employed to paint watches…

Display of food

Summer Meals In New Mexico

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 8, 2017

June 9, 2017 – Students in New Mexico who rely on breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria during the school year may not be guaranteed…

Roundhouse

Ethics Commission Advocate: Show Us the Details

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 8, 2017

June 9, 2017 – This year New Mexico lawmakers approved a plan for an independent statewide ethics commission, something good government groups had been urging…

NMiF: Maria Varela

Photographer Maria Varela Reflects On Her Work Covering The Civil Rights Movement

By Ashley Rammelsberg | June 1, 2017

June 2, 2017 – Mexican-American photographer Maria Varela was present at some of the most dramatic moments of the Civil Rights Movement. She captured images…

NMiF: Sandra Fish

Tracking Campaign Finance Spending In New Mexico

By Ashley Rammelsberg | May 30, 2017

May 26, 2017 – Reporter Sandra Fish keeps a close eye on spending by lawmakers and lobbyists during the legislative sessions and throughout the year.…

NMiF: sacred

Tribes And Arts Dealers Debate How Best To Bring Sacred Objects Home

By Ashley Rammelsberg | May 25, 2017

May 26, 2017 – Acoma Pueblo is commonly known by visitors for its sky city village, which sits atop a sandstone bluff west of Albuquerque.…