Women Taking Back Our Neighborhoods founder: ‘I see crime getting worse’

By Paige Wagenknecht Oct 30, 2023 Colleen Aycock, founder of Women Taking Back Our Neighborhoods (WTBON ), said the group’s number one goal is to eliminate crime.  The citizen activist group was founded in 2018 in Albuquerque South East Heights to inform the public and demand greater accountability from elected and other civic leaders for preventing crime on Central Ave., in … Read More

Unhoused encampment returns to Central Avenue business: ‘Because the mayor is not enforcing public nuisance laws, they are free to break them’

vagrants camping out on central with no consequences

By Paige Wagenknecht Oct 30, 2023 Businesses along Albuquerque’s Central Avenue are experiencing a constant influx of unhoused citizens despite intervention from the city and law enforcement.  Community activist Colleen Aycock said she was surprised to see five encampments with 10 to 15 people each behind Church’s Texas Chicken (10230 Central Ave. SE) after the city and Albuquerque Police Department had … Read More

We Support Israel

Last Saturday morning, the terrorist organization Hamas invaded Israel and kidnapped, murdered, and wounded thousands of Israelis along with other civilians, including Americans. As of this writing, over 1,300 Israeli civilians have been brutally murdered, 150 have been kidnapped, and over 5,000 rockets have been fired into Israel. Thousands more are wounded and grieving. Twenty-two Americans have been killed and others … Read More

IN-DEPTH: ‘We Had to Take Action:’ New Mexico Referendum Project Aims to Rescind Six Progressive Laws Using Rights Granted in State Constitution

Matt McGregor: Author (Reporter) ‘People didn’t realize what happened in state government,’ she said. ‘They don’t understand the impact of these laws on children in school.’ A grassroots movement is challenging six laws passed in the New Mexico state legislature that its organizers say threaten their communities, infringe upon parental rights, and compromise the election process. “People are starting to realize … Read More

The Governor’s Illegal Public Health Order

By BTNM Jul 14, 2023 On Friday, 9-8-23, New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham issued Executive Order 2023-130 and declared gun violence “a statewide public health emergency of unknown duration.” The public health order is statewide and prohibits the carrying of firearms in cities or counties that meet certain crime statistics. For now, the ban against public carrying of firearms for … Read More

Address the problem, not the symptom

By Ramona Goolsby Jul 14, 2023 There is a growing awareness of truth that is beginning to rise in New Mexico. With the passage of HB 7, SB 13, & SB 397 people are beginning to see there is an agenda at play with the very soul of humanity in the balance. Since when is it okay for people to ignore … Read More

The Truth of the Referendum Project & and the Misleading Claims of the SOS

By Jodi Hendricks, New Mexico Family Action Movement During the 2023 legislative session, we saw progressive ideals passed by our legislature while family values were offended, and faith values were mocked. Despite receiving over 1 million messages asking to protect families, elections, and religious freedom, elected officials ignored the voice of the people and pushed forward the most radical anti-family … Read More