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Deb Haaland To Increase Child Tax Credit, Working Families Tax Credit If Elected Governor
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (192+ words) From the campaign of Deb Haaland: ALBUQUERQUE — Deb Haaland, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Mexico, proposed bold solutions to put more money in people’s pockets. As a single mom trying to make ends meet, tax credits were a…...
Measure To Fully Fund Free Childcare In New Mexico Gains Momentum, Guardrails
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (991+ words) By Daniel J. Chacón The Santa Fe New Mexican Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s much-hyped initiative to offer taxpayer-funded childcare to every family in New Mexico, regardless of income, is closer to becoming reality. The chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee,…...
Backers Say Child Care Copays For Rich Will Keep Universal Care Stable In New Mexico
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (830+ words) SB Bill 241 Co-sponsor Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup By ESTEBAN CANDELARIA The Santa Fe New Mexican Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s pledge to make state-subsidized child care free to all may come with an asterisk under a bill designed to implement a…...
Early Childhood Workers In New Mexico Laud Proposed $60 Million Wage And Career Ladder
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (656+ words) By ESTEBAN CANDELARIA The Santa Fe New Mexican MJ Lord, a teaching assistant at an Albuquerque preschool, works three jobs just to make ends meet. The 25-year-old wants to be an early childhood educator — she’s completing a bachelor’s degree in…...
Lawmakers Introduce Clear Horizons Act ‘To Protect New Mexico Families From Rising Costs’
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) SANTA FE — Lawmakers have formally introduced the Clear Horizons Act (Senate Bill 18), a plan to provide long-term planning, stability, and accountability from the harmful effects of polluting industries. As New Mexican families continue to face rising costs associated with the…...
Federal Office Of Special Education Programs Finds New Mexico Maintains Top National Ranking For Infant Early Intervention
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (355+ words) ECECD Sec. Elizabeth Groginsky SANTA FE — For the third consecutive year, New Mexico’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) ranks first in the nation for identifying and enrolling babies from birth to 12 months with developmental delays and disabilities, according…...