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In today’s heated cultural debate over gender identity, one group is often silenced or dismissed: detransitioners—those who once identified as transgender, pursued medical or social transition, but later regretted their decision and sought to return to their birth sex.

Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee has meticulously tracked the key votes of New Mexico’s congressional delegation during the First Session of the 118th Congress.
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By Nickie McCarty | Mar 27, 2025
Here we go again—another taxpayer-funded abortion facility pushed through without transparency or public input!

By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 22, 2025
Since a kid in Jr. High, J.S. Bach has loomed large in my world. It may be hearing his music in church had something to do with it.

By David Gallegos | Mar 19, 2025
The Chairwoman of Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee claimed she was “working diligently” on addressing issues critical to the health and safety of New Mexicans.

By Nick Paul | Mar 19, 2025
This legislative session has been nothing more than a performance of deception by progressive lawmakers.

By Amy Barela | Mar 19, 2025
As President Trump stepped forward to deliver his joint address to Congress, New Mexico Representative Melanie Stansbury chose to indulge in a moment of political theater, raising a sign that read: “This is not normal.”

By Robert Witsenhausen | Mar 19, 2025
The 1969 song “In the Year 2525” foretells of a dystopian future, in which “your arms are hanging limp by your sides, your legs got nothing to do, some machine’s doing that for you.”

By Jim Townsend | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico is facing a healthcare emergency that demands immediate action. We have a severe shortage of medical doctors.

By Jodi Hendricks | Mar 15, 2025
Too often in New Mexico, women facing unexpected pregnancies feel trapped—pushed toward abortion not because it’s their first choice, but because they believe it’s their only option.

By Sarah Smith | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico is ranked 50th in the Nation for education. Academic proficiencies for New Mexico schools are shocking.

By Tom Vaillancourt | Mar 15, 2025
“These are the best of times and the worst of times.” This famous quote from Charles Dickens has been slightly altered here—from “It was” to “These”—because these are the times we are living in.

By Jodi Hendricks | Mar 15, 2025
The New Mexico Senate Education Committee just made one thing clear: Parents don’t matter. During the recent hearing on SB 552, the Protection of School Library Materials Act, many concerned citizens tried to voice their opposition.

By Nickie McCarty | Mar 15, 2025
Year after year, New Mexico finds itself at the bottom of national education rankings—dead last.

By Nickie McCarty | Mar 15, 2025
New Mexico’s congressional women leaders proudly wore pink during President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday, in what they called a symbol of “power and protest.”

By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 15, 2025
Walking into Exhibit 208 a few months back, I was struck by marvelously rendered black and white portraits, paintings that conjured historical photographs but executed in a contemporary style.

By Carla Sonntag | Mar 13, 2025
We have serious problems in this state and New Mexicans need to realize that we all have a part to play in finding solutions.

By Jodi Hendricks | Mar 6, 2025
Every child is precious. Every parent deserves a voice. Families should be empowered to make informed decisions about their children's well-being. Senate Bill 500, the Detransitioner Protection Act, embodies these principles.

By Brian C. Nixon | Mar 5, 2025
Walking into the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, my mind goes back to when I was a child growing up in “Old Pueblo,” Tucson’s nickname.

By Sarah Smith | Feb 27, 2025
Most parents intuitively know that exposing their children to age-inappropriate explicit content can be harmful. Researchers have also investigated this and have found connections between children being exposed to sexually explicit materials and potential harms.