The White House finalized a new rule under Title IX that expands protections for students who experience sexual violence as well as expands protections for LGBTQ students and parenting and pregnant students. The Biden administration finalized the new Title IX rules last month for schools that receive federal funding. The rule protects against discrimination based
This week on New Mexico in Focus, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor speaks to attorney Ahmad Assed and journalist Julia Goldberg about the ongoing trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and the pending trial of actor/producer Alec Baldwin, each charged.
New Mexico sexual assault services will come up short in Fiscal Year 2025. New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs advocated for $4 million from the state’s general funds for FY 25, which begins July 1. Alexandria Taylor, executive director of NMCSAP, said the state is appropriating about $1 million in recurring funds for sexual
The bill to mandate affirmative consent policies and procedures in institutions of higher education awaits the governor’s signature. If signed, advocates hope it will make college campuses safer. HB 151, sponsored by state Rep. Liz Thomson, D-Albuquerque, was a bill brought forward in response to the sexual assault allegations made last year on New Mexico