ProgressNow New Mexico

06/20/2022

Containment increased from 49 percent on Friday to 68 percent on Monday. About 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze.

Fire crews are on their way to fully containing the second largest wildfire in New Mexico history thanks to a little help from Mother Nature.

06/20/2022

OLÉ Member Ivydel Natachu was featured in the New York Times this week! Ivydel is an early educator who is part of the state-wide movement to increase wages for early educators, who aren't fairly compensated for their expertise.

"Ms. Natachu said that during the pandemic, she saw colleagues quit after just a few weeks on the job, lured away by easier, higher-paid jobs in other fields. She said that given their expertise in child development, child-care workers ought to be paid like public-school teachers."

Read more here ➡️ https://nyti.ms/3xDjj85

06/20/2022

This Father's Day, we honor all the ways there are to express healthy masculinity through the incredible journey of being a dad. Thank you, fathers, for all the ways you love and support your children -- and all of us!

You can check out the Healthy Masculinities Toolkit at www.masculinitiesnm.org

06/15/2022

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point Wednesday in an effort to combat stubbornly high inflation. It's the biggest rate increase in 28 years.

06/12/2022

The agreement, which has the support of at least 10 Republican senators, is narrowly focused at preventing future shootings similar to the one in Uvalde, Texas.

06/02/2022

This exactly. 🥹

05/24/2022

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The deadly mass shooting occurred in Uvalde, a small city roughly 80 miles west of San Antonio.

05/21/2022

Some of the best ways to find support during a formula shortage is to reach out to families in your community! Connect with your local chapter where members share their resources, help each other find the nutrition they need, and offer tips for any chest/breastfeeding journey.
Find your local chapter page here: https://breastfeedingnm.org/local-community-chapters/
If you are in need of other lactation support, reach out at (505) 395-MILK (6455) and we can help you navigate all of our resources.

05/20/2022

It's ok. Don't panic. We'll navigate the formula shortage together. Here's some ways we can help. If you need support in navigating resources, call us at (505) 395-MILK (6455).

05/19/2022

The Black Fire in the Gila National Forest is now more 77,000 acres and is the second largest wildfire currently burning in New Mexico.

05/12/2022

05/12/2022

Evacuations and status (Ready, Set, Go, Planning, Order Lifted) for the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires.

05/10/2022

Thank you for voting to codify Roe on behalf of New Mexican individuals and families across the state Senator Martin Heinrich

05/10/2022

05/09/2022

05/06/2022

Uplifting this important comment from our partners at Equality New Mexico

Roger Montoya, who has been delivering food and supplies to people affected by wildfires, described the mailer as a hit piece.

04/29/2022

This is amazing news for our families across the state! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

"Since day one, I have been committed to ensuring every New Mexico family has access to affordable and high quality child care and early childhood education, and we are delivering by making no-cost child care a reality for most working families in our state."

04/19/2022

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico - The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is calling for an investigation into Saturday's fatal shooting of an elderly woman by a Las Cruces police officer. As ABC-7 reported on Saturday, the Las Cruces Police Department informed the public of an officer-involved inci...

04/17/2022

04/16/2022

What are your thoughts?

EL PASO, Texas – Blockades continued in Juarez, preventing commercial trucks from crossing into El Paso. Trucks trying to enter Mexico from El Paso are also affected at the Ysleta bridge. The protests are part of a border wide response to Gov. Greg Abbott's call for enhanced safety inspections. Go...

04/16/2022

04/12/2022

Fire officials said several undetonated devices were also found at the scene. Warning: This story contains graphic images.

04/05/2022

Linktree. Make your link do more.

04/05/2022

Big news: New Mexico's cannabis sales totaled $5.2 MILLION over the first weekend of adult-use sales.

Our launch of recreational cannabis has been one of the most successful, if not the most, of any state – not to mention that we beat Colorado’s numbers for first-day sales.

04/02/2022

Do you have a heart for social change and a passion for justice? Are you able to inspire, empower, and build authentic relationships? Are you interested in leading transformational change across southern New Mexico? If so, we may have an opportunity for you! Job Title: Executive Director (ED) Locati...

03/21/2022

The reaction to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been so bad, even the National Review is calling it out.

03/21/2022

We’re joining our partners Equality New Mexico and Common Cause New Mexico. We need accountability and change NOW.

03/11/2022

It's the most wide-reaching tuition-free scholarship program in the United States, according to the office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

03/03/2022

With Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham's signature today, New Mexico will be joining the other states in blue in capping small loan interest rates at 36%!

Thanks to , and especially Rep. Susan Herrera, for putting families and their economic security first this year!

02/27/2022

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Some Texas families with transgender children are getting ready to make the move to New Mexico. It comes after a controversial directive by the governor of Texas that …

02/23/2022

Thank you, Equality New Mexico

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Sexual misconduct, harassment, and assault in all of their forms are about power - and they always have been.  And LGBTQ Americans experience harassment in the workplace, and outside of it at very high rates . People in power have always done whatever it takes to grasp on to that power

02/22/2022

A federal jury found Gregory McMichael, his son, Travis McMichael, and their neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, guilty on all counts in the Ahmaud Arbery hate crimes case.

02/18/2022

Shocked but not surprised 🤬

The former Minnesota police officer was found guilty of manslaughter after she fatally shot Wright, an unarmed Black man, in April 2021.

02/15/2022

‼️ACTION NEEDED‼️

WE NEED YOU TO ACT NOW! There will be a similar version of the Voting Rights Act heard in the House Judiciary Committee this afternoon. We need to let committee members know that we support passage of the Voting Rights Act with back end Automatic Voter Registration and giving 16 year olds the right to vote in school board elections!

CLICK HERE to email House Judiciary: https://bit.ly/3HO3xLw

02/09/2022

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By a vote of 7-0, the Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee unanimously passed SB 197, which, if passed and signed by the governor, would provide the full $5 million request for sexual assault…

02/01/2022

U.S. District Judge Lisa G. Wood rejected plea deals for Travis McMichael and his father Gregory McMichael on federal hate crime charges in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery.

Arbery's family expressed their disappointment in the Justice Department's plea agreements with the McMichaels, pointing to the fact that the plea deal could have allowed the McMichaels to spend 30 years of their sentences in a federal prison—arguably a significant step up from state prison.

Wanda Cooper-Jones, Arbery's mother, said she was steadfast in denying the Justice Department's deal, according to the Associated Press.

'I fought so hard to get these guys in the state prison. I told them very, very adamantly that I wanted them to go to state prison and do their time. Then I got up this morning and found out they had accepted this ridiculous plea,' she said.

According to The New York Times, Judge Wood gave the McMichaels until Friday to figure out whether they would plead guilty.

Travis and Gregory McMichael, along with William Bryan, were found guilty of murder in Georgia state court back in November 2021.

01/31/2022

🗣 Take action! 🗣

01/31/2022

The goals and values of voting rights and survivor rights overlap! When we expand access to voting rights, we bring to the discussion people who are too often pushed out. Everyone deserves a voice in the decisions that affect their lives!

Sign and share the petition at:
https://progressnownm.actionkit.com/sign/support-nm-voting-rights-act/?t=9&akid=17188%2E294977%2ES40WhT

01/25/2022

Have you learned about SB 13 yet?

01/23/2022

"So, what happens in Roe falls?"

We get this question often and we don't have to theorize - we are seeing it happen in real time. Our Texas patients fly as far as Maine to get the care they need. Some stay with relatives in New Mexico and receive abortion pills. And some are forced to stay pregnant against their will. Roe was never enough protect us, and while protecting it's legality is important, we're looking for ways to make abortion meaningfully accessible.

We need to build a future with . That means patients don't have to travel thousands of miles to receive care. That means abortion is financially accessible. That means your zip code, income, race, and gender identity to play factors in your access to abortion. That means patients are treated with dignity and love and respect.

Join us at . We're:
👉 Calling on the Senate to pass .
👉 Calling on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
👉 Helping fund abortions through the Stigma Relief Fund.