"Turquoise" Alert System for Missing Native Americans: Legislators approved a bill to establish a "turquoise" alert system, facilitating rapid dissemination of information when Native American individuals are reported missing and deemed in imminent danger. This initiative addresses the high number of disappearances in Native American communities. *Awaits the governor's signature.

Housing Discrimination and Human Rights Act (HB 339): Introduced to address housing discrimination, this bill aims to strengthen protections against discriminatory practices in housing. Sponsored by Representatives Angelica Rubio and Andrea Romero, it was under consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Low-Income Electricity Rate Structure (HB 91): The House passed a bill allowing the Public Regulation Commission to consider rate structures that would charge low-income customers less for electricity, aiming to alleviate energy costs for economically disadvantaged residents.

Funding for Low-Income Civil Legal Services (SB 457): This bill proposes financial support for civil legal services for low-income individuals, ensuring access to legal assistance regardless of economic status.

Employee Free Speech Act (HB 84): Passed by the House, this act seeks to ban mandatory employer-sponsored meetings related to political matters, protecting employees from being compelled to participate in political discussions at work.

Public School Funding for At-Risk Students (HB 63): This legislation modifies the public school funding formula to allocate 23% more funding for each at-risk student in New Mexico, aiming to enhance educational resources for students facing socioeconomic challenges.

Prevailing Wage on Public Projects (HB 6): The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill requiring employers working on publicly funded projects to pay prevailing wages, ensuring fair compensation for workers on state-funded projects.

Prohibition of School Admission Discrimination (HB 64): This bill mandates that no state post-secondary institution can deny admission based on immigration status, promoting equal access to higher education.

Elimination of Distinctions in Sexual Offense Laws (HB 87): Legislation removing distinctions between clothed and unclothed touching in adult sexual offense laws, aiming for more consistent legal treatment of such offenses.

Unemployment Insurance Waiting Period Waiver (HB 249): The House passed a bill allowing the Department of Workforce Solutions to waive the one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance during emergencies, expediting financial assistance to those in need.

*Read more about this and other legislation at Source New Mexico

A huge thank you to 505 O'Matic for hosting a discussion about the future of New Mexico progresive politics!

Our newest book is Nick Estes' Our History Is the Future, an account of the 2016 movement at Standing Rock that provides a history of Indigenous resistance to capitalism and settler colonialism.

We'll be discussing up to the end of chapter 5 to the end!

We're happy to have you even if you don't finish the reading.

If you have any questions

contact Bradley: [email protected]

Organizing Committee:

Friday March 28th 9:00 am

Housing Working Group: Saturday March 29th 10:00 am

General Meeting: Sunday March 30th 2:00 pm

6600 Valentine Way (Building A) Santa Fe

DSA 101: Friday, April  7th, 9:00 am @ Iconik Red

1366 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe

Socialists in Office Committee: Legislative Update!!

Friday, April 11th 12:00 pm
Virtual

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