Sandoval County Redistricting 2022
What is it with New Mexico and Kids?
On June 14, 2023, the New Mexico Voices for Children released the “2023 Kids Count Data Book, State Trends In Child Well Being.” The annual “Kids Count” Data Book is prepared by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. It assesses how New Mexico children are faring in a number...
Did You Know – August 2023
Best State Rankings: New Mexico rankings on a number of important items compared to other states are nothing to write home about. The Best States rankings by U.S. News draw on thousands of data points to measure how well states are performing for their citizens. In...
Attempting To Repeal Enacted Legislation By Referendum Is Political Ploy; Bumper Crop Of Republican Sour Grapes
The New Mexico Family Action Movement holds itself out as being dedicated to the “sole purpose is protecting families and preserving freedom in New Mexico.” The New Mexico Family Action Movement works in association with the Family Policy Alliance(FPA) and Family...
One Year After Dobbs – Statement from the Democratic Party of New Mexico
On the One-Year Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, DPNM Chair Velasquez Reflects on the Status of Reproductive Rights ALBUQUERQUE - Today marks one year since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbsv. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning nearly 50 years of...
Environmental Justice in New Mexico
New Mexico is on the cusp of leading the nation in environmental justice. Recent actions at the federal level can propel our state to the forefront of this critical aspect of environmental policy. The Justice40 Initiative is a requirement of Executive Order...
Miss Information – PLEASE, SIR, I WANT SOME MORE
By Judy Gordon, DPSC Secretary A shortened version was published in the Albuquerque Journal. Congressional Republicans have awoken, Rip Van Winkle-like, to find a Democrat in the White House. Despite their steadfast support for Trump’s budget busting tax cuts for the...
Did You Know – July 2023
Sandoval County ranks 11th as the best county to live in New Mexico by Niche, which combines dozens of data sets with millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school, college, and neighborhood in the U.S. ...
A BIG WIN FOR OUR NATIVE COMMUNITIES
A very recent US Supreme Court decision provided a big win for families in our native communities. Deb Haaland explains this momentous decision.
Message from the First Vice-Chair
By Greg Bennett First Vice-Chair I want to start by thanking all of you who showed-up to speak on behalf of our librarians at their recent Library Board meeting in Rio Rancho. A member of Mass Resistance, who was greatly outnumbered by the Sandoval County Dems, once...
From the County Chair
First, we heard from Progress Now, NM that a group called Mass Resistance was planning on speaking to the Rio Rancho City Council regarding banning books at the Rio Rancho Library. Vice Chair Greg Bennett moved quickly and mobilized over fifty people to turn...