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The Santa Fe Housing Opportunity Partnership PAC, which opposes the tax and had not been formed as of the first deadline, has raised $50,000.

As the midterm election approaches, the Black Man Lab Foundation and the New Georgia Project have mobilized a nine-city tour across the state to give Black men a forum to discuss their top issues and concerns. Black men have been left out of the political conversation for too long in Georgia and around the country, said Marty Monegain, executive director of the Black Man Lab Foundation. He said their "lab sessions" welcome men of all ages, but the target audience is 13- to 25-...

Many newly naturalized citizens will be eligible to vote for the first time next week, including about 18,000 in New Mexico. According to the National Partnership for New Americans, it is a multiracial, multigenerational and geographically diverse group, which is majority female. Fabiola Landeros, a newly naturalized citizen and organizer for the group Somos Acción, shared her experience at a recent State Capitol ceremony and encouraged others to make a statement through their vote. ...

Campaign will focus on helping new voters overcome participation barriers