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National Policy Experts in Albuquerque for Tax Reform Panel Wednesday
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Marguerite Casey Foundation, with support from K & L Gates, is hosting a panel discussion on tax reform and low-income Americans featuring four of the nation’s leading tax...
View ArticleForeclosure Activity Up Slightly in N.M.
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View ArticleRaquel Roybal – A Determined Person Taking on Big Issues
Hero’s name: Raquel Roybal Home city: Albuquerque Organization affiliation: OLÉ – Organizers in the Land of Enchantment Why this person is a Community Hero: “Raquel has been a part of our organization...
View ArticleDiana Dorn Jones – An Activist Devoted to Strong Families
Hero’s name: Diana Dorn Jones Home city: Albuquerque Organization affiliation: United South Broadway Corp. Why this person is a Community Hero: “Empowering and educating her community have been the...
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Albuquerque Police to Make Reforms, Receive Oversight
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and New Mexico’s largest city have reached an agreement to overhaul Albuquerque’s police department amid several accusations of excessive force,...
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Why We Need to Stop the Foreclosure Bulldozer
At Albuquerque’s United South Broadway Corporation (USBC), a community development agency, we have 20 years of experience in helping prevent foreclosure by empowering low- and moderate-income...
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Special Series: A Social Worker Stands Ready to Help
Young, involved and passionate are some of the words that Mikki Anaya, a grassroots advocate in New Mexico uses to describe Aurea Cardiel, a 24-year-old community activist in New Mexico. Aurea Cardiel...
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Prosecutor: Homeless Man Was Unlawfully Killed by Police
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A “paramilitary response” by police in New Mexico unnecessarily escalated an encounter last year that ended when two officers unlawfully opened fire and killed a homeless man...
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Tribes to Get $940M From U.S. to Settle Contract Claims
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Obama administration has agreed to pay hundreds of Native American tribes nearly $1 billion to settle a decades-old claim that the government failed to adequately...
View Article12 Awesome Rock Your Mocs Photos From Around the World
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Beating of Homeless Navajo Men in N.M. Ends With Conviction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday convicted a 20-year-old of beating two homeless Navajo men to death with cinder blocks and other objects as they slept, an attack that spurred officials in...
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A New Mexico Pueblo Regains Homeland from U.S. Government
ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) — A Native American pueblo at the edge of New Mexico’s largest city added 140 square miles of its historic homelands to its jurisdiction on Jan. 15 under a deal the U.S....
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Man Guilty in Deaths of Homeless Navajo Men Gets Prison Term
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A judge sentenced a young man convicted of beating two homeless men to death with cinder blocks and other objects to the maximum term of 67 ½ years in prison on Feb. 5 after...
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A New Mexico Woman Embraces Quality Education for All
Victoria Gomez believes one of the best ways to lift families out of poverty is through access to quality education. Victoria Gomez Since 2013, she has been working with Organizers in the Land of...
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A Native American School Develops Future Leaders
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — If you want to understand the Native American Community Academy, a good place to start is its relationship with one of this city’s pioneering grassroots organizations, Americans for...
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Want to Fix U.S. Schools? Look to Native American Communities
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Hidden in a corner of this city, amid a gleaming office park, strip malls, vacant lots, Interstate 40, and perhaps the city’s nicest Starbucks, is a two-story school that holds one...
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