Posts by Myah Wilmarth
Reforming Redistricting in NM, Alcohol Legislation & Our Land: What’s in a Name?
This week on New Mexico in Focus… Now that the 2020 U.S. Census count is complete, one of the next steps for New Mexico is redrawing congressional and legislative districts. Redistricting is often a political process decided under a veil of secrecy. But this year, lawmakers are debating a bill that would create a new…
Read MoreEpisode 4: 100 Years After The Vote
In this episode, we look back at how far New Mexico has come since women got the right to vote 100 years ago, thanks to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. We also look at the voting challenges that remain today for both women and Native Americans, who received their right to vote decades after…
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