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AmeriCorps Cuts Disrupt NM Programs

May 15, 2025
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5.16.25 – The Albuquerque Sign Language Academy is one of several local programs hit hard by the AmeriCorps cuts. Jones recently sat down with Rafe Martinez, the academy’s director, as well as former AmeriCorps board member Alvin Warren to discuss the federal cuts and their impact on communities across the state.  Host: Nash Jones  Guests: Alvin Warren,…

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich on Major Cuts to AmeriCorps

May 15, 2025
A man in a blue suit appears on a large video screen during a virtual interview, while another man in a suit sits at a table facing the screen.

5.16.25 – This week, we turn our attention to federal cuts made to AmeriCorps, the government agency that’s trained generations of Americans to help others. Until recently, AmeriCorps employed thousands to help others statewide — from Taos to Ruidoso, and in cities and pueblos in between. Now, the federal agency is a shadow of what…

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