Santa Fe mayor also considering running for governor
Santa Fe mayor also considering running for governor
*Sources confirm that Javier Gonzales is in fact running for Governor of New Mexico. The news was confirmed this morning. VL By Heath Haussamen, NMPolitics.net Add Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales to […]
Former New Mexico justice, founder of Hispanic rights group dies
*So much of U.S. Latino politics stands on the shoulders of people like Sosa. I found this telling: he died in the adobe house where he was born. His father […]
Déjà Vu in Oregon. Not exactly.
*It’s unfortunate, Eduardo Diaz tells us, that in the reporting of the takeover of federal lands in Oregon the claims of tribal sovereignty have been ignored. In the summer of […]
Growing up 50/50 in Santa Fe
*Our storytellers matter. You’ll be seeing more of this in NewsTaco. VL By Sandra Ramos O’Briant, NewsTaco In Santa Fe, New Mexico, I attended barrio schools and was bullied for […]
Latina principal transforms school into top in nation
By Lindsey Anderson, Las Cruces Sun-News LCSN Editor’s Note: The success of any community largely depends on the people who live there. In Doña Ana County, we are fortunate to have […]
Summit Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking in N.M.
By Colleen Keane, Navajo Times/New America Media Get free. That’s the message The Life Link, a Santa Fe based agency, is sending out to human trafficking victims. The message comes with […]
Consultant to former NM secretary of state sentenced
By Gary Gerew, Albuquerque Business Journal Armando C. Gutierrez, 65, of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release […]
New Mexico Supreme Court Rules Non-English Speakers Can Be Jurors
By Fox News Latino New Mexico’s top court ruled that citizens in the heavily Hispanic state who don’t speak English still have the right to serve on a jury. The […]
Spanish is part of N.M. cultural capital
By Margaret Montoya, Albuquerque Journal On January 6, 1912, President Howard Taft signed the Statehood Proclamation with these words, “The Mexican Americans of New Mexico succeeded in protecting their heritage by […]
Whole Foods workers say they were suspended for speaking Spanish
By Russell Contreras, Associated Press /NBCLatino ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in Albuquerque say they were suspended last month after complaining about being told […]
