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Education
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Factsheet: Education Lawsuit Seeks Justice for New Mexico’s Schoolchildren (June 2017)
- Executive Summary: “Alleviating Poverty Will Improve Education In New Mexico” (January 2014)
- Report: “Alleviating Poverty Will Improve Education In New Mexico” (January 2013)
- Report: Suspend, Expel, and Exclude: How Zero Tolerance Discipline Policies Deny New Mexico Students Access to An Education (February 2012)
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- Plantiffs' Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Concerning Education Outcomes for Native Students (April 2017)
- Complaint: Third Amended Complaint “Lawsuit Filed Challenging Sufficiency of State Education” (March 2015)
- Motion for Summary Judgement regarding failed duty to provide Uniform System of Sufficient Schools (April 2017)
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Healthcare
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Comments-To HSD-Medicaid Co-Pay Regs-FINAL-2017-7-14
- Comments on Proposed Rules to Amend NM Administrative Code 8.302.2 (Billing for Medicaid) and 8.308.4 (Cost Sharing) (July 2017)
- Factsheet Packet-NMCLP-Centennial Care 2.0 (June 2017)
- Immigrant Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act (Handout, May 2016)
- Immigrant Healthcare and the Affordable Care Act: Spanish Version (Handout, May 2016)
- The Requirement to Get Health Insurance under the Law: Spanish Version (Handout, Jan 2016)
- The Requirement to Get Health Insurance under the Law (Factsheet, Jan 2016)
- Did I Miss My Chance to Enroll in Healthcare Coverage?: Spanish Version (Handout, March 2016)
- Did I Miss My Chance to Enroll in Healthcare Coverage? (Handout, March 2016)
- Employer Health Insurance: Spanish Version (Handout, March 2016)
- Employer Health Insurance (Handout, March 2016)
- Medicaid Budget Shortfall (Factsheet, March 2016)
- Medicaid Now Covers More New Mexicans (Handout, July 2015)
- Medicaid Now Covers More New Mexicans: Spanish Version (Handout, July 2015)
- Health Insurance Exchange (Handout, July 2015)
- Health Insurance Exchange: Spanish Version (Handout, July 2015)
- Native Americans and the Requirement to Obtain Health Insurance (Fact Sheet, July 2015)
- Healthcare Resources for Immigrants in New Mexico (Guide, July 2014)
- Healthcare Resources for Immigrants in New Mexico: Spanish Version (Guide, July 2014)
- EMSA: Emergency Medical Services For Immigrants: Spanish Version (Handout, Oct 2013)
- EMSA: Emergency Medical Services for Immigrants (Handout, Oct 2013)
- Guide to Understanding Healthcare Reform: An in-depth look for agencies, advocates and outreach workers (Booklet, Oct 2013)
- Documents You May Need for Enrollment (Handout, Oct 2013)
- Healthcare Reform for Native Americans in New Mexico (Brochure, Oct 2013)
- Top Five Reasons New Mexico Should Say "Yes" to Medicaid Expansion (Fact Sheet, Oct 2012)
- Medicaid Matters - How Budget Cuts to Medicaid Impact New Mexico (Infographic, Feb 2012)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- The Impact of the American Health Care Act on New Mexico Medicaid and the New Mexico Economy (April 2017)
- Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Medicaid Expansion in New Mexico (UNM BBER - February 2016)
- Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the Proposed Medicaid Expansion in New Mexico (October 2012)
- The Medicaid Opportunity in New Mexico Issue Brief (October 2012)
- How a Healthcare Exchange Can Be Structured to Maximize Access to Healthcare in New Mexico (September 2011)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- #Save Medicaid Press Conference-2017-03-21
- House ACA Repeal Plan Jeopardizes New Mexicans Healthcare Economic Recovery (March 2017)
- Press Release: MAC Subcommittee Lacks Transparency (April 2016)
- Medicaid Expansion Resulting in Job Growth and State Savings (February 2016)
- Today, Governor Martinez signed Senate Bill 42! The law will now require the Human Services Department (HSD) to stop terminating an individual’s Medicaid coverage when they become incarcerated. (April 2015)
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Public Benefits
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Know Your Rights! How to Apply for Public Benefits (August 2017)
- Memorandum Concerning Status of Defendant’s Compliance with Consent Decree and Subsequent Orders and Request for Sanctions (June 2017)
- Know Your Rights: TANF Application and Program Requirements-English (August 2016)
- Know Your Rights! Eligibility and Rights of TANF Applicants- Español (August 2016)
- Question and Answer Guide to TANF Work Activities and Sanctions - English (August 2016)
- Question and Answer Guide to TANF Work Activities and Sanctions - Español (August 2016)
- Limited Work Participation Request - English (August 2016)
- Limited Work Participation Request - Español (August 2016)
- Notification of “good cause” for not meeting program requirement - English (June 2016)
- En español: Form to request “good cause” for not completing required activity (June 2016)
- Notification of exemption from child support enforcement requirement - English (August 2016)
- En español: Form requesting exemption from child support enforcement requirement (August 2016)
- Summary of Immigrant Eligibility for New Mexico Public Benefits (Chart, May 2016)
- How to Document Income for Public Benefits Programs (May 2012)
- How to Document Income for Public Benefits Programs (Spanish | May 2012)
- Sworn Statement for Income Documentation (Spanish | May 2012)
- Request for Assistance in Obtaining Documentation (Spanish | May 2012)
- Sworn Statement for Income Documentation (May 2012)
- Request for Assistance in Obtaining Documentation (May 2012)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Proposed Order Appointing Special Master (July 2015)
- Proposed Finding that NM Human Services Department be Held in Contempt (July 2016)
- Motion to Enforce Compliance with the Decree to Ensure that New Mexicans Who Are Eligible for Health Care Coverage and Food Assistance Receive the Support to Which They Are Entitled (March 2013)
- Consent Decree: Debra Hatten-Gonzales v William H. Johnson (April 1998)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Press Release: NM HSD Found in Contempt, Federal Magistrate Recommends Special Master Oversee Food and Medical Assistance (July 2016)
- HSD flawed SNAP Time Limit implementation enjoined by Federal Court (March 2016)
- HSD Ordered to Immediately Address Backlog in Applications for Food and Medical Assistance (May 2014)
(Internal or External)
- NPR Story: New Mexico Defrauds the Poor Out of Food Stamps, Whistleblowers SayPosted in Legal Advocacy, Public Benefits, SNAP
- Timeline of SNAP Policy in New MexicoPosted in Impact, Legal Advocacy, Public Benefits, SNAP
- Op-ed: HSD needs to do its work more efficientlyPosted in Media, Public Benefits, SNAP
- KUNM: Tough Choices After State Delays Emergency Food AidPosted in Media, Public Benefits, SNAP
Workers’ Rights
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Oppose SB244, Workers’ Comp “Farm & Ranch Laborers
- Department of Workforce Solutions Wage Claim Form -Las Cruces (April 2015)
- Department of Workforce Solutions Wage Claim Form - Albuquerque (April 2015)
- Department of Workforce Solutions Wage Claim Form - Santa Fe (April 2015)
- Compensación Laboral por acidentes o enfermedades contraidas en el trabajo (
- Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Flyer on Minimum Wage in New Mexico (Spanish | June 2014)
- State Minimum Wage Flyer for Farm Employers (June 2014)
- What To Do If You Are Injured At Work (April 2013)
- What To Do If You Are Injured At Work (Spanish | April 2013)
- Información Sobre Seguro Social para Trabajadores Agrícolas (Spanish | June 2012)
- Guía para Trabajadores Que Trabajan con Pesticidas (Spanish | June 2012)
- Guidebook for Farm Workers Who Work with Pesticides (June 2012)
- New Mexico Farm Worker Labor Rights (May 2012)
- New Mexico Farm Worker Labor Rights (Spanish | May 2012)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Memorandum Opinion and Order on Motion to Dismiss Claims to Overturn the Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance (August 2017)
- Memorandum Opinion and Order Granting Motion to Dismiss Claims that Seek to Keep the HWO Off the 2017 Ballot (August 2017)
- Emergency Motion for Expedited Hearing And Trial on Illegal Ballot (July 2017)
- Emergency Motion for Preliminary and Permanent Injunction Preventing Use of Illegal Ballot (July 2017)
- Order on Defendant Bonafantine's Motion to Dismiss Minimum Wage Ordinance Claims (May 2017)
- Motion to Intervene: Defending Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance (May 2017)
- Motion to Intervene: Defending Healthy Workforce Ordinance (May 2017)
- Intervenor-Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Claims To Overturn The Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance (Counts II, IV, And V) - May 2017
- Intervenor-Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss claims that seek to keep the Healthy Workforce Ordinance off the 2017 ballot (Counts I, III, IV, and VI) - May 2017
- Olivas v. Bussey Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (April 2017)
- Supreme Court Opinion: Rodriguez/Aguirre v Brand West Dairy, et. al.
- Complaint: Lawsuit against Kelly’s Brew Pub for violations of the Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance (April 2016)
- Memo by the U.S. Department of Labor: State Responsibilities for Ensuring Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits (October 2015)
- Opinion: Court of Appeals (June 2015)
- Civil rights complaint against the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (August 2013)
- Opinion and Order: Griego et al v NM Workers Comp Administration (January 2012)
- Complaint for Declaration that Farm and Ranch Laborer Exclusion Unconstitutional (September 2010)
(PDFs or DOCs)
- Press Release: Court Rejects Challenge to Earned Sick Leave Law (August 2017)
- Press Release: NM Supreme Court Rules Farm and Labor Exclusion Unconstitutional (June 2016)
- Press Release: Employees file a class action lawsuit against Kelly’s Brew Pub and Restaurant for violating the Albuquerque Minimum Wage Ordinance (April 2016)
- Press Release: NM Court of Appeals Rules that Exclusion of Farm and Ranch Workers from Workers' Compensation is Unconstitutional (June 2015)
- Civil rights complaint against the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (Spanish | August 2013)
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