The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission is calling on leadership of Gallup-McKinley County Schools to develop an alternative, culturally appropriate disciplinary system following findings that the district imposes disproportionately harsh punishments, including expulsion, on Native American students.

Almost 200 people turned out last Monday night at Albuquerque’s Bataan Memorial Park to protest the strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran. Speakers addressed the crowd, who waved signs at passing motorists along Lomas Boulevard as the sun dropped below the horizon.

On the next Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll discuss how this was the last regular session under Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and how her legislative priorities compared to what passed. We’ll also talk about what laws passed, including the first universal child care program in the country, medical malpractice reform, and immigration policy that blocks local ICE detention centers.