This month’s member spotlight features Barron Jones, senior policy strategist at the ACLU of New Mexico. Barron joined the ACLU of New Mexico in January 2018 after spending several years working as a journalist for the Rio Grande Sun in Española where he covered stories related to government accountability and education.

DOJ Budget in Focus: Earmarks, Grants, and Congressional Priorities in 2026
Despite proposals to reduce DOJ grants, Congress largely rejected those cuts in its latest budget, while boosting earmarks to nearly $1 billion. A new CCJ report examines these trends and includes an interactive earmark database.

