Take action: Help ensure all qualifying New Mexicans can access SNAP benefits in their communities!
HB 77: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at
March 14, 2025
HB 77: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at
Tell the House Education Committee: Schedule and Pass SB 13! SB 13 has already passed
Paid Family & Medical Leave is a basic necessity for every worker. New Mexicans who
HB 418: Mobile Home Park Act Enforcement & Tenant Protections will be heard in the House
HB 77: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans is expected to be debated on the
The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and Ives & Flores are hosting a
HB 77: Annual Federal SNAP State Outreach Plans is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at 8:30 AM
Albuquerque is facing a housing crisis. The number of unhoused people has doubled in Albuquerque
Everyone should have access to affordable housing. Unfortunately, Albuquerque is facing a housing-rental crisis. Nearly
Ask your senator to pass SB 216 so families can meet basic needs while paying down
Ask Senators to pass SB 216 so families can meet basic needs while paying down
Ask Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee to pass Sb 411 Senate Bill 411, Modernizing the
Protect the rights of mobile home park residents and strengthen housing stability for New Mexico
Help strengthen New Mexico’s Family Cash Assistance Program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is
All New Mexicans should be able to meet their basic needs, regardless of their debt
Help strengthen New Mexico’s Family Cash Assistance Program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/New Mexico Works
We need your help Monday, April 11 to urge the Albuquerque City Council to prohibit
We need your help Monday, April 11 to urge the Albuquerque City Council to prohibit
Help ensure the Department of Workforce Solutions enacts meaningful paid sick leave enforcement! We need
Help ensure the Department of Workforce Solutions enacts meaningful paid sick leave enforcement! We need
Your dedication and countless phone calls, emails, and comments in hearings worked! Huge efforts to
Help ensure all New Mexicans can access state services in languages other than English! HB
HB 22: Limited English Access to State Programs is scheduled to be heard TODAY at
HB 22: Limited English Access to State Programs is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at
Help ensure all New Mexicans can access state services in languages other than English! HB
New Mexicans Deserve Fair Credit! We need your help to get a bill requiring an
New Mexicans Deserve Fair Credit! We need your help to get a bill requiring an
HM 18: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Legal Data is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at
HB 22: Limited English Access to State Programs is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW at
We invite you to join the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty on Tuesday,
We are pleased to announce that the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty is moving! Thanks
Together we had groundbreaking and unprecedented victories this legislative session. Your dedication and countless phone
With your help, we can ensure that New Mexican workers no longer have to choose
Every New Mexican should have access to healthy foods. SB 229, the Healthy Food Financing
House Bill 111 would expand eviction time frames and allow renters additional time to access
Senate Bill 66 would require a 36% APR cap in New Mexico to ensure that New
All New Mexicans deserve equal access to state services, regardless of the language they speak.
Please call the Governor by Friday and urge her to support paid sick leave! About
All New Mexicans need access to housing On Monday at 1:30 p.m., the Legislature’s House
Please call or email members of the committee TODAY and urge them to support paid
One of the best ways to help hard-working parents keep their jobs and stay in
To prevent a dramatic rise in homelessness as New Mexico navigates the COVID-19 crisis and
We have a shared commitment in our country that no one should ever go hungry,
The Trump administration is attempting to undermine enforcement of nondiscrimination protections under the Affordable Care
We did it! Thanks to all your hard work, the Children, Youth and Families Department
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would force immigrant families to decide
All families need access to affordable child care so they can make a living and
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was created to protect people from predatory lending practices.
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has until noon Friday to sign a bill into law that
Federal food assistance was created to increase nutrition levels and eliminate hunger. However, a new rule proposed
March 7, 2019 In the final stretch of this legislative session, a number of bills
Hardworking New Mexicans should be paid a livable wage! It’s time the state’s minimum wage
Please join us in contacting key members of the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) and ask
New Mexico’s minimum wage has remained stagnant for years. There hasn’t been a raise in
VGreat news! Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced yesterday that her administration has asked the federal government to
New Mexicans keep working harder and harder but haven’t seen a raise in the state
Please support and give public comment on the Medicaid Buy-in Act (also known as Senate Bill 405 sponsored
Critical decisions are being made at the legislature about the future of public schools for
Transform Education NM, a broad coalition of teachers, parents, students, district superintendents, bilingual experts, and
Every child deserves the best start from birth! Please call the policymakers below and ask them
We are in a historic moment that will define the future of education for children
Together, we must stop the Trump administration’s new attack on immigrant families! Yesterday evening, the
The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposed federal regulation soon that forces families
Good news! The memorials to study a Medicaid buy-in option in New Mexico – House
We have one last chance to stop the harmful Medicaid cuts that Governor Martinez and the Human Services Department are proposing in the Centennial Care 2.0 plan! Co-pays, premiums, eliminating retroactive coverage, and ending other important benefits will not make Medicaid better. Please call Governor Martinez at (505) 476-2200 and tell her to stop Medicaid cuts!
This Thursday Congress is expected to vote on the FY 2018 House Budget Resolution, which
ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Legislative Health and Human Services (LHHS) Committee will hold a hearing on Medicaid,
Governor Martinez and the Human Services Department (HSD) are moving forward on a proposal that
The U.S. Senate will vote very soon – likely next week – on its version
STOP the Attack on New Mexico’s Healthcare System! Ask Congressman Pearce to Vote NO Against
Your action is needed urgently – the House and Senate just sent a tax package
NMCLP took the fight against wage theft to the courtroom today with a lawsuit against
New Mexico’s healthcare system is facing a crisis due to budget cuts for Medicaid. Over
The NM Center on Law and Poverty is joining with our partners MAZON and FRAC
Governor Martinez MUST sign Senate Bill 42 by this FRIDAY, April 10th or it will
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