Feb 03 2021

Report: Child Well-being was Improving Before Pandemic, Recession

2022-04-05T15:47:28-06:00Press Releases|

Gov. Lujan Grisham spoke at the press conference about some of her priorities for the current session. “We have a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of our children this year,” she said. “Among them – we’re on track to greatly expand education and care programs for our youngest children through the Land Grant Permanent Fund and we’re enacting an equity-first budget for public education that will ensure resources are going where they’re most needed.”

Dec 08 2020

Child Advocates Respond to Revenue Estimates

2022-04-05T15:50:39-06:00Press Releases|

New Mexico Voices for Children is cautiously optimistic about the revenue estimates released today. Given that 70% of the estimated decline in revenue for the current fiscal year can be attributed to the drop in oil and gas prices, it is clear that New Mexico needs to stabilize its revenue streams.

Jun 22 2020

NM Still Ranks 50th in Nation for Child Well-being Despite Small Improvements

2022-04-05T15:54:16-06:00Press Releases|

“What these data reflect is the end result of ten years of stingy state budgets under previous administrations that starved our schools, courts, health care, and other services that our families and businesses need in order to thrive,” said James Jimenez, executive director of New Mexico Voices for Children, which runs the Kids Count program in New Mexico. “We were able to undo some of that damage during the 2019 and 2020 legislative sessions, but how lawmakers respond to the current recession will determine whether those gains are sustained,” he added.

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