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Jul 21 2023

State finalizes new child care assistance rules

2023-07-21T09:29:09-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, Education News Coverage, News Coverage|

Santa Fe New Mexican--By increasing per-child reimbursement rates and restructuring co-payment schedules, the changes benefit families and providers simultaneously, Amber Wallin, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, said in an interview Thursday. “New Mexico really is leading the nation in thinking about how you can address such an important system that’s so critical not just for our kids and our families and our workers, but for our entire economy,” Wallin said.

Jul 13 2023

A Guide to New Mexico’s Tax System: Executive Summary

2023-07-13T14:41:03-06:00Human Rights/Civic Participation Publications, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Executive Summary The taxes we all pay are how we fund the state’s programs and public services that benefit us collectively. They are how we build our roads, bridges, waterlines, electrical grids, and how we educate our children, advance public health, and uphold our laws. These programs and services form the foundation of our economy, enhance our quality of life, and pay dividends far into the future. (Link to the full Guide to New Mexico's Tax System here)

Jul 12 2023

A Guide to New Mexico’s Tax System

2023-07-12T14:25:19-06:00Human Rights/Civic Participation Publications, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Tax Guide Explains the state's tax system, which is used to fund the state’s programs and public services that benefit us collectively. Taxes are how we build our roads, bridges, waterlines, electrical grids, and how we educate our children, advance public health, and uphold our laws. These programs and services form the foundation of our economy, enhance our quality of life, and pay dividends far into the future. (Link to the executive summary here.)

Jul 10 2023

A Guide to New Mexico’s State Budget: Executive Summary

2023-07-10T13:23:35-06:00Human Rights/Civic Participation Publications, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Executive Summary Our state budget is a reflection of what we value most and an illustration of the kind of communities we wish to create. How we spend and allocate funding – basically, how we make our values a reality – is decided by the lawmakers we elect to represent us in Santa Fe. They create the annual budget that the state uses to provide services that benefit us collectively, like education and health care. (Link to the full Guide to New Mexico's State Budget here)

Jul 10 2023

A Guide to New Mexico’s State Budget

2023-07-12T14:20:29-06:00Human Rights/Civic Participation Publications, Publications, Tax and Budget Publications|

Budget Guide Explains how the state spends and allocates funding. The state budget is a reflection of what we value most and an illustration of the kind of communities we wish to create. The lawmakers we elect to represent us in Santa Fe create the annual budget that the state uses to provide services that benefit us collectively, like education and health care. (Link to the executive summary here)

Jul 05 2023

With end of public health emergency, thousands in danger of Medicaid disenrollment without action

2024-04-03T16:15:16-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, Health News Coverage, News Coverage|

NM Political Report--Divya Shiv, research and policy analyst for New Mexico Voices for Children, called the disenrollment “really scary.” She said that during the pandemic, when families were able to stay on Medicaid regardless of whether they recertified or provided documentation proving eligibility, many families experienced economic stability and were protected from the high cost of medical care.

Jun 17 2023

Why the State’s ranking shouldn’t get you down

2023-06-20T15:48:59-06:00Blog Posts, Economic Security Blog, Economic Security News Coverage, Education Blog, Education News Coverage, Health Blog, Health News Coverage, Kids Count Blog, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

Las Cruces Sun-News--The fact is, New Mexico has made some extraordinary headway in improving opportunities for kids in recent years. Some of it’s made nationwide headlines. Our investments in child care assistance, voter-approved expansion of early childhood services, and child-focused tax policy improvements all received national accolades.

Jun 15 2023

Report: New Mexico improving, but still ranks at bottom for child well being

2024-04-03T16:16:35-06:00Economic Security News Coverage, Education News Coverage, Health News Coverage, Kids Count News Coverage, News Coverage|

NM Political Report--Wallin said New Mexico Voices for Children would like to see the state “continue to keep up its investments in kids and families.” “The key is we don’t stop now. We continue to look at the long view. We continue to find new areas,” she said, adding that one could be increasing child educator pay.

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