New Mexico to offer a year of free child care to most residents
Washington Post--Advocates welcomed the initiative at a time when families are still recovering from the economic fallout of the pandemic and are grappling with rising prices. “It is hard to overstate the impacts of ensuring that all families can afford great child care,” said Amber Wallin, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, an advocacy group.
New Mexico’s postpartum Medicaid expansion supports parents and newborns
On top of the extraordinary mental and physical changes one faces after having a baby, one thing that shouldn’t have to change is one’s health care coverage. Fortunately, new mothers who qualify now have a full year of postpartum Medicaid coverage in New Mexico so they can focus on what really matters: taking care of their babies and their own health concerns.
New Mexico families are getting a needed tax break
Santa Fe New Mexican Tax Day 2022 offered a good reminder that lawmakers have made several improvements to our tax code in recent years that are providing important benefits for New Mexicans in need of financial relief.
Time to evict discriminatory rental practices
Those who use assistance to pay their rent may have difficulty finding a landlord who will rent to them. Sadly, this blatant discrimination is entirely legal in many places. Albuquerque is looking to change that and kick housing discrimination to the curb.
New Mexico tax rebate likely, but amount uncertain
Santa Fe New Mexican--“We know there are families having trouble buying food, having trouble making the next rental payment. If the state can give more money to those people making a lower income, that would be great,” she said.
The truth behind high gas prices GIF-splained
We’ve all been paying more to fill up our gas tanks and heat our homes. This gif-splainer breaks down why New Mexicans are feeling the pain at the gas pump while oil executives are making record profits.