/tags/food-stamps Food Stamps en-US Copyright Fri, 13 May 2022 23:39:45 GMT /local-news/2022-05-13/emergency-food-stamp-benefits-to-continue-into-summer The New Mexico Human Services Department announced New Mexicans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP food benefits will continue to receive the maximum amount for their household size during the month of May, continuing until the announcement of the end of the public health emergency in mid summer. Fri, 13 May 2022 23:39:45 GMT /local-news/2022-05-13/emergency-food-stamp-benefits-to-continue-into-summer Yasmin Khan /news/2021-03-10/more-mountain-west-college-students-are-eligible-for-snap-during-the-pandemic Most students enrolled half-time or more in college typically aren't eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), sometimes known as… Wed, 10 Mar 2021 20:20:32 GMT /news/2021-03-10/more-mountain-west-college-students-are-eligible-for-snap-during-the-pandemic /local-news/2020-01-27/lets-talk-food-assistance-and-work-requirements Let's Talk New Mexico 1/30 8a: State officials say 37,000 people will lose their eligibility for federal food assistance after the Trump administration… Tue, 28 Jan 2020 02:41:02 GMT /local-news/2020-01-27/lets-talk-food-assistance-and-work-requirements ty bannerman /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking For decades, families in New Mexico have been missing out on food and medical assistance that they’re eligible for under federal law. Records show that… Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:32:51 GMT /local-news/2018-04-12/judge-little-accountability-at-isd-but-backlog-shrinking Marisa Demarco /local-news/2017-11-30/thousands-of-new-mexico-families-missing-out-on-benefits The New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty said thousands of families in need of food assistance and health care still aren’t receiving them fast enough… Fri, 01 Dec 2017 02:11:17 GMT /local-news/2017-11-30/thousands-of-new-mexico-families-missing-out-on-benefits /local-news/2016-12-20/listen-2016-year-in-review ¾ÅÉ«Íø Year-End Show 12/22 8a: There were so many big stories in New Mexico this year that it was hard to pare down a list. Instead, our panel of… Tue, 20 Dec 2016 17:58:27 GMT /local-news/2016-12-20/listen-2016-year-in-review Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-28/judge-finds-hsd-secretary-in-contempt-of-court A U.S. District Court judge has found the Human Services Department secretary in contempt of court after hearings this summer when state employees… Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:12:01 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-09-28/judge-finds-hsd-secretary-in-contempt-of-court Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-18/judge-recommends-hsd-secretary-be-found-in-contempt-of-court In an ongoing, decades-long conflict about whether public assistance in New Mexico is available to people who need it most, a federal judge has… Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:24:54 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-18/judge-recommends-hsd-secretary-be-found-in-contempt-of-court Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-11/no-word-yet-from-hsd-staff-accused-of-food-stamp-fraud The first report from a state investigation into whether state employees falsify food stamps applications revealed evidence of the practice, but so far,… Mon, 11 Jul 2016 23:21:46 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-11/no-word-yet-from-hsd-staff-accused-of-food-stamp-fraud Marisa Demarco /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-07/hsd-officials-testify-about-doctored-food-stamps-applications For the first time since allegations surfaced that state employees falsify food stamps applications, New Mexicans heard testimony from public officials… Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:27:30 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-07/hsd-officials-testify-about-doctored-food-stamps-applications Marisa Demarco