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New Head of NM MLK, Jr. Commission on Group’s Future

June 13, 2025
Two people sit at a table with mugs and papers in a studio setting with blue lighting, preparing for or engaged in a discussion or interview.

6.13.25 – In March, the New Mexico Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission named Dannelle Kirven as its new executive director. This week, Kirven stopped by the studio for a conversation with Lou about her group’s work in 2025, at a time when the federal government has explicitly targeted initiatives that focus on diversity, equity and…

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How This Trump Administration Mirrors Project 2025

April 4, 2025
Book cover titled "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" with large numbers "20" and "25" in the corners. Foreword by Kevin Roberts, edited by Paul Dans and Steven Groves.

4.4.25 – We are only three months into President Donald Trump’s second term, and we are already seeing several policies described in Project 2025 come to fruition. It’s a nearly 1,000-page document produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation and, despite Trump saying he’d never read it, many of its authors now work in his administration.…

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