by Leila Salim | Mar 14, 2024 | AFLEP in New Mexico, New Mexico, Public Bank, Public Banking
At the Alliance, we are always expanding our understanding of both the challenges and wisdom inherent in the land and rich cultures of New Mexico. One powerful example of a democratic practice that benefits all New Mexicans is our acequia system. The acequia...
by Leila Salim | Jan 5, 2024 | AFLEP in New Mexico, AFLEP News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
MY VIEW – ANGELA MERKERT — Santa Fe New Mexican | January 5, 2024 A recent Ringside Seat column by Milan Simonich (“Another $3.4 billion makes legislators dangerous,” Jan. 2) raised questions regarding legislator support for creating a state public...
by Leila Salim | Nov 20, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, Economics, Equity, New Mexico, New Mexico News
Small Business Saturday is November 25, 2023 Santa Fe, N.M. – The New Mexico Departments of Economic Development, Tourism, and Taxation and Revenue encourage New Mexicans and visitors to shop at small businesses first during the holiday season. While shoppers may not...
by Leila Salim | Oct 26, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, AFLEP News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo of ‘Charging Bull’ & ‘Fearless Girl’ sculptures by Anthony Quintano On October 13, 2023, AFLEP again went before the Interim Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee. Watch the full video here. AFLEP Executive Director...
by Leila Salim | Sep 12, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, AFLEP News, New Mexico, New Mexico News, Public Bank, Public Banking
by Angela Merkert, Executive Director, AFLEP — Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity met recently with the Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee, an interim committee of the state legislature. You can watch the video of the full hearing here....
by Leila Salim | Jun 26, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, Economics, Equity, New Mexico, New Mexico News
By Ryan Boetel for Albuquerque Journal | June 25, 2023 Rural NM has some of the worst access to high-speed internet. Here’s what the federal government is doing to address the disconnect. Photo above: Horacio Lizama, left, from Medanales, and Juan...