Jonny Coker

1 day ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

In July of 2018, a judge ruled that the State of New Mexico was out of compliance with the education clause within the state’s constitution. The case is still playing out, with a court hearing scheduled for later this month. Ahead of the hearing, local advocacy organizations held a town hall to address the state of education equity in New Mexico. In the case of Yazzie/Martinez v.

3 days ago | kunm.org | Jonny Coker

On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health, in collaboration with the nonprofit Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, held a vaccine clinic at Doña Ana Community College in Anthony, New Mexico. Federal funding cuts have hit the local nonprofit Empowerment Congress, with the organization losing the grant responsible for funding its vaccine access campaigns. Director of the organization Daisy Maldonado said these cuts will leave underserved communities with less access to healthcare.

1 week ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

Dozens of protestors lined up outside of the U.S. Border Patrol Station on Main Street in Las Cruces to voice their opposition to President Donald Trump’s current immigration crackdown. Teresa Valenzuela is with Indivisible Las Cruces, a group of local activists who’ve organized multiple protests in the city since Trump’s inauguration. Valenzuela said the demonstration aims to show support to immigrant communities in the borderland amid ongoing mass deportations.

1 week ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

On Wednesday, the New Mexico Department of Health, in collaboration with the nonprofit Empowerment Congress of Doña Ana County, held a vaccine clinic at Doña Ana Community College in Anthony, New Mexico. Federal funding cuts have hit the local nonprofit Empowerment Congress, with the organization losing the grant responsible for funding its vaccine access campaigns. Director of the organization Daisy Maldonado said these cuts will leave underserved communities with less access to healthcare.

1 week ago | krwg.org | Jonny Coker

Earlier this year the Las Cruces City Council approved a series of zoning and building ordinances, known as Realize Las Cruces, that overhauls the City’s development code, marking a significant change for the city, as the last significant update to the land use code occurred in 2001. Las Cruces residents speak on city’s new development code George Pearson is the vice president of Velo Cruces, a local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization.