/tags/snap-benefits SNAP Benefits en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:35:57 GMT /local-news/2025-10-31/new-mexico-restaurants-are-offering-free-meals-to-kids-as-the-government-shutdown-continues A federal judge on Friday ruled it’s illegal for the Trump administration to stop federal food assistance and gave it until Monday to come up with a plan. That means millions are without those benefits over the weekend. But local restaurants around the state are stepping up to provide free meals for children and families. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 22:35:57 GMT /local-news/2025-10-31/new-mexico-restaurants-are-offering-free-meals-to-kids-as-the-government-shutdown-continues Jeanette DeDios /sentor-Lujan-representative-Stansbury-SNAP-WIC-bills-funding-benefits-shutdown New Mexico’s federal lawmakers are pushing bills aimed at bankrolling food assistance, which is set to stop Saturday amidst the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan and U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, both Democrats, are sponsoring bills aimed at stopping that, and said both the money and the votes are there. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 19:58:52 GMT /sentor-Lujan-representative-Stansbury-SNAP-WIC-bills-funding-benefits-shutdown Daniel Montaño /local-news/2025-10-23/government-shutdown-threatens-new-mexico-snap-recipients SNAP benefits used to purchase food by nearly a half-million low-income New Mexicans are being used as a bargaining chip in the government shutdown. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:17:46 GMT /local-news/2025-10-23/government-shutdown-threatens-new-mexico-snap-recipients Roz Brown /local-news/2025-10-02/special-session-passes-all-bills-addressing-federal-budget-cuts The special legislative session ended Thursday evening in Santa Fe, where all of the bills that addressed the recent federal budget cuts passed while others stalled in committee. Fri, 03 Oct 2025 03:01:38 GMT /local-news/2025-10-02/special-session-passes-all-bills-addressing-federal-budget-cuts Jeanette DeDios /local-news/2025-10-01/democratic-lawmakers-say-this-special-session-is-the-first-step-to-address-federal-cuts Before the commencement of the New Mexico special legislature session on Wednesday, Democratic state lawmakers outlined their priorities to address the impacts from federal budget cuts. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 01:14:59 GMT /local-news/2025-10-01/democratic-lawmakers-say-this-special-session-is-the-first-step-to-address-federal-cuts Jeanette DeDios /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