Education
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- Yazzie Proposed Remedy Platform (September 2018)
- Summary of Yazzie/Martinez v. State of New Mexico Decision (September 2018)
- Factsheet-Overview of NMCLP's education lawsuit (August 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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- Yazzie/Martinez Decision & Order (July 2018)
- Yazzie v. State of New Mexico Closing Brief Summary (January 2018)
- Yazzie Plaintiffs' Closing Brief (January 2018)
- 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
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- NMCLP Comment on HSD's Medicaid Cuts (October 2018)
- Factsheet: Study Medicaid Buy-In Plan (January 2018)
- Medicaid Cuts in Centennial Care 2.0 (October 2017)
- Factsheet-Centennial Care 2.0 (October 2017)
- 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)
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- 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)
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- #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
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- Updated! Know Your Rights Booklet - English (December 2017)
- Sample Comments on Proposed Public Charge Rule (October 2018)
- Factsheet - Carga Pública: cambios propuestos y lo que usted necesita saber (Octubre 2018)
- Factsheet - Proposed changes to public charge: What you need to know (October 2018)
- Torres v Jacobson First Amended Complaint with Exhibits (September 2018)
- Know the facts about public charge (September 2018)
- Coss v Monforte Settlement Agreement (August 2018)
- Farm Bill SNAP Sign On Letter (May 2018)
- TRO Motion on MVD's Non Real ID Denials- Coss v. Monforte-(May 2018)
- SNAP Participants and Total Population - New Mexico District 2 Table (May 2018)
- Order on Special Master's Report on HSD (April 2018)
- Letter to Roswell City Attorney on Ordinance Blocking Homeless Shelter (April 2018)
- Proposed Budget Will Increase Hunger and Inequality in NM (February 2018)
- Plaintiff Stories Coss v Manforte Lawsuit (January 2018)
- Complaint Coss v. Monforte (January 2018)
- Know Your Rights! Child Care Assistance in New Mexico (September 2017)
- Asistencia para el Cuidado de los Niños en Nuevo México (September 2017)
- FAQ's: Child Care Assistance in New Mexico (September 2017)
- PREGUNTAS FRECUENTES: Asistencia para el Cuidado de los Niños en Nuevo México (September 2017)
- CYFD Fair Hearing Request Form (December 2016)
- How to Get an Exemption From Child Support Enforcement (March 2017)
- Court Appoints Special Master (November 2016)
- Order Holding HSD Secretary in Contempt and Appointment of Special Master (September 2016)
- 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)
- Order for HSD to Correct Written Notices (May 2014)
- Order to Renew Medicaid for Eligible Children (March 2014)
- Second Order to Stop Requiring Immigration Status (March 2014)
- 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)
- Torres v Jacobson First Amended Complaint with Exhibits (September 2018)
- Order on Special Master's Report on HSD (April 2018)
- Order-Amended Order Setting Hearing on Special Master's Report (February 2018)
- Response-Plaintiffs' Response to the Special Master's Report (February 2018)
- Report-Special Master to United States District Court (January 2018)
- Memorandum Concerning Status of Defendant’s Compliance with Consent Decree and Subsequent Orders and Request for Sanctions (June 2017)
- Court Appoints Special Master (November 2016)
- Order Holding HSD Secretary in Contempt and Appointment of Special Master (September 2016)
- Proposed Order Appointing Special Master (July 2015)
- Proposed Finding that NM Human Services Department be Held in Contempt (July 2016)
- Order for HSD to Correct Written Notices (May 2014)
- 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)
- Order to Renew Medicaid for Eligible Children (March 2014)
- Second Order to Stop Requiring Immigration Status (March 2014)
- Consent Decree: Debra Hatten-Gonzales v William H. Johnson (April 1998)
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- 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)
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Workers’ Rights
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- Denuncie Violaciones de Robo de Salario (September 2018)
- Rios Olivas Declaration Olivas v. Bussy settlement (March 2018)
- Bravo Declaration Olivas v. Bussy settlement (March 2018)
- Castillo Declaration Olivas v. Bussy settlement (March 2018)
- Armendariz Declaration Olivas v. Bussy settlement (March 2018)
- Complaint Olivas v Bussy (January 2017)
- 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)
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- Complaint Olivas v Bussy (January 2017)
- Settlement Agreement-Olivas et al v. New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (December 2017)
- 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)
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- 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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Fair Lending
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- Fact Sheet-FID Must Enact Regulations to Enforce the Small Loans Act (July 2018)
- NMCLP Track Changes to Proposed FID Regulations on HB 347 (April 2018)
- NMCLP Comments-Proposed FID Regulations on HB 347 (April 2018)
- ¡Conozca Sus Derechos! Small Loans Spanish Version (February 2018)
- Know Your Rights! Small Loans - English Version (February 2018)
- Factsheet-New Mexico's New Small Loan Law H.B. 347 (November 2017)