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Domestic Violence

Register to Attend KHW Law Center’s 1st Annual Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Summit

Join KWH Law Center and the Albuquerque Community Foundation for their 1st Annual Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Summit.

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Domestic Violence

Tennessee enacts law requiring GPS tracking of violent domestic abusers, the first of its kind in U.S.

Source: CBS News A new law took effect Monday in Tennessee that requires GPS monitoring of the most violent domestic offenders. Born from an unspeakable tragedy, the law is the […]

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Family and Children's Advocacy

Program offers metro students a chance to learn professional skills

Source: KOB4 – New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A free summer program is giving students in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho a chance to sharpen their professional skills. “Usually in normal […]

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Civil Rights Social Justice

US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent public health crisis

Source: CNN Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis that demands urgent action, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy declared in a major new advisory that pushes […]

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Healthcare Women's Rights

Supreme Court rejects challenge to abortion pill accessibility

Source: NPR The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills. By a unanimous vote, the court said the anti-abortion […]

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Equal Pay Family and Children's Advocacy

Walmart rolls out new training programs for skilled trades as it tries to fill high-demand roles

Source: NBC News The big-box retailer said it will also offer another reason for hourly store workers to stick around: a bonus of up to $1,000 per year. Walmart on Wednesday […]