/tags/snap-benefits SNAP Benefits en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments With federal cuts to food assistance already hitting states, and even more coming down the line, the Legislative Finance Committee told state lawmakers that high rates of food insecurity will likely get worse in New Mexico. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:07:16 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2025-09-12/analysts-food-insecurity-could-rise-despite-state-investments Daniel Montaño /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-trying-to-cover-federal-SNAP-food-stamp-reductions-cuts Federal cuts to food assistance through the budget reconciliation bill, better known as the “Big Beautiful Bill,” put more than 450,000 New Mexicans at risk seeing their benefits drop by more than 20%, or losing their assistance altogether. But, state officials say they’ll do everything they can to fill gaps left by those federal cuts. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:36:56 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-HCA-health-care-authority-trying-to-cover-federal-SNAP-food-stamp-reductions-cuts Daniel Montaño /NM-New-Mexico-leaders-Stansbury-martinez-Allen-Sanchez-react-to-Big-Beautiful-Bill-Impact-on-Children Some of New Mexico’s top lawmakers and leaders gathered Thursday to discuss the potential impact of the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on the state’s most vulnerable populations. U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury, and State Speaker of the House Javier Martinez, both Democrats, spoke at the CommonSpirit St.Joseph’s Children center along with President of the center, Allen Sanchez. Fri, 30 May 2025 01:20:34 GMT /NM-New-Mexico-leaders-Stansbury-martinez-Allen-Sanchez-react-to-Big-Beautiful-Bill-Impact-on-Children Daniel Montaño /local-news/2024-10-01/new-mexico-medicaid-snap-backlogs Lawmakers heard an update on New Mexico’s social safety net programs during a committee hearing recently and the presenters had plenty of good news about clearing long waiting lists Tue, 01 Oct 2024 21:40:53 GMT /local-news/2024-10-01/new-mexico-medicaid-snap-backlogs Daniel Montaño /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community As the federal Farm Bill continues to stagnate in Congress, U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández hosted a roundtable this week with New Mexico farmers and ranchers to hear their concerns. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:30:05 GMT /local-news/2023-11-03/farm-bill-languishes-leger-fernandez-hears-from-new-mexico-agricultural-community Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-10-12/delayed-farm-bill-could-impact-new-mexico Congress has yet to establish a new Farm Bill after the last one expired in September after five years. The continued delay has left many wondering what the implications might be. Director and Secretary of New Mexico's Department of Agriculture Jeff Witte discussed the impacts New Mexico could face if the Farm Bill doesn’t get signed soon. Fri, 13 Oct 2023 00:14:38 GMT /local-news/2023-10-12/delayed-farm-bill-could-impact-new-mexico Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-10-05/nm-agriculture-experts-highlight-benefits-of-future-farm-bill-despite-congress-stalling Congress avoided a government shutdown last week with a stopgap funding measure. However, the all-important farm bill, which is passed every five years, expired on September 30. Despite the chaos in Washington, state agriculture experts highlighted benefits the new farm bill will eventually bring during a legislative committee this week. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:57:52 GMT /local-news/2023-10-05/nm-agriculture-experts-highlight-benefits-of-future-farm-bill-despite-congress-stalling Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2023-07-03/new-mexico-ups-snap-benefits-for-one-month-for-nearly-8-000-residents New Mexico gave adults over 60 years old and adults with disabilities extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits in June. That comes a few months after the federal government ended its pandemic expansion of the program. Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:08:58 GMT /local-news/2023-07-03/new-mexico-ups-snap-benefits-for-one-month-for-nearly-8-000-residents Megan Myscofski /local-news/2023-04-20/the-last-of-a-pandemic-boost-to-food-aid-for-nms-youngest-children-begins As the federal public health emergency comes to end on May 11, so do expanded food and nutrition benefits. The New Mexico Human Services Department started issuing the last of the pandemic-era boost for children under 6 years old this week. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-20/the-last-of-a-pandemic-boost-to-food-aid-for-nms-youngest-children-begins Nash Jones /local-news/2023-03-03/governor-extends-nm-public-health-emergency-for-the-last-time New Mexico is one of just five states that has kept its COVID-19 public health emergency order in effect. It was set to expire Friday but the governor announced it will stay in place for the rest of the month — the last of 41 extensions since March, 2020. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 23:05:38 GMT /local-news/2023-03-03/governor-extends-nm-public-health-emergency-for-the-last-time Nash Jones