By M. Benevento In his budget proposal released on Feb 10, 2020, Donald Trump called for deep cuts to affordable housing efforts and other important safety net programs in favor…
March is Women's History Month By Patricia Milner March is one of those fun months. There’s March Madness, St. Patrick’s Day, Daylight Savings, Pi Day and the Spring Equinox. Lots…
By Lance Chilton It wasn’t very good to begin with. Then, on June 24, 2013, it was thrown into complete chaos in an office in Santa Fe. “It” was the…
Democrats in Bernalillo County are invited to attend training with Hayden Cuffman, Party Affairs Director for the Democratic Party of New Mexico, to learn how to run for election as…
In this time of COVID-19, we’ve been asking ourselves how best to continue to serve our DPBC community. We have a list in the works—important numbers to call, sites to…
An Opinion by Diane McCash The New Mexico legislature recently finished its 30-day, primarily budgetary, session. The governor may, however, call up any drafted legislation she chooses to prioritize. The…
By Lance ChiltonIn the previous article, I gave you a numerical summary of the January 21-February 20 Legislative session, devoid of details. Here are some details, in part cribbed from…
By Lance Chilton 2020’s 30-day legislative session ended about one month ago. You may have already received summaries from members of the legislature or from one or more advocacy groups…
By Flora Lucero, Chair Just one month ago, on February 15, we held our ward meetings to elect delegates to the state convention and the following week we held our…
Out of care and caution, many events are moving from in-person to virtual and some events are being canceled. We will try to post the latest updates in the newsletter…