Helping Communities Adapt to Climate Change for a Healthier New Mexico
Fact Sheet New Mexico must take action to protect the health of its people from the effects of extreme weather and other aspects of climate change.
Nov 16
2022
Nov 13
2022
Voters signal support for more than investments in early childhood
The recent election tells us a great deal about how committed New Mexicans are to our children and their families. New Mexico voters have spoken loud and clear — and they want the highest quality early care and education programs fully supported and available to all.
Nov 10
2022
In N.M. child-care funding win, providers nationwide see road map
Child-care advocates in New Mexico have tried for more than a decade to secure this money. The fight began in 2011, when a group called New Mexico Voices for Children proposed tapping into the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund to pay for early child care and education programs.
Nov 09
2022
New Mexico is the First State to Guarantee a Right to Early Childhood Education
“If we want to continue this incredible progress,” said Amber Wallin, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, the money is the way to do it. “It means we can continue things just like that.” Lujan Grisham herself has said she wants to use money from the fund to make universal, free child care permanent.
Nov 08
2022
Amendment to tap the Land Grant Permanent Fund passes by wide margin
“In a very concrete way by improving teacher salaries and resources for all the wrap-around services, this amendment will help support and it’s a really important step forward in a bigger sense because New Mexico voters are showing up for teachers and communities,” Wallin told NM Political Report.
Nov 08
2022
Increasing the state Child Tax Credit will create more opportunities for New Mexico kids to thrive
Fact Sheet New Mexico recently enacted a new state-level CTC that will provide benefits to every single child throughout the state. (State-level data on how increasing this tax credit would benefit families)
Nov 07
2022
COVID grew New Mexico hunger relief network
Although these are separate data points — deaths with underlying conditions, versus mortality rates by race and ethnicity — they are “absolutely connected,” said Emily Wildau, research and policy analyst at New Mexico Voices for Children.
Oct 28
2022
Revenue We Can Rely On
Updated Policy Brief In order to build a strong economy, New Mexico must be able to reliably fund the services - like education, health care, and public safety - that our families and businesses rely on. Our over-reliance on revenue from the boom-or-bust oil industry makes that impossible. Here are the top 5 reasons we must change. (State data on revenues and expenditures)
Oct 17
2022
Gathering held in support of state Constitutional Amendment #1
"Constitution Amendment #1 will be a real game changer for our state. For too long, we have ranked really low in many measures of child well-being," Vigil said.
Oct 06
2022
Education, environment advocates warn about instability of oil and gas revenue
Amber Wallin, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, said issues in education funding go beyond any one election, and officials and New Mexicans need to think about how they can best set up future generations. “We have massive needs in our state and in our schools, in our families that are really generational problems to solve. They’re not election-cycle problems to solve.”