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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a free, universal child care initiative into law on March 10, 2026, making New Mexico the first state in the U.S. to do so. The law aims to improve child well-being, addressing the state’s ranking of 50th in national reports. The initiative will only require co-pays from families with incomes above 600% of the federal poverty level under certain conditions.
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No love for MLG since the way she trampled rights during the COVID fiasco, but this move should help new mexican families dramatically and she has been pushing hard for it.
This plus free college tuition, and maybe, if we all survive beyond the next few years, kids from new mexico will make the world a better place
