Leo Jaramillo /tags/leo-jaramillo Leo Jaramillo en-US Copyright Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:43:01 GMT Lawmakers want more money to recruit firefighters to communities /local-news/2024-01-23/lawmakers-want-more-money-to-recruit-firefighters-to-communities Lawmakers are trying again to pass a bill that would help communities around the state recruit firefighters as a way of lowering response times and saving lives. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:43:01 GMT /local-news/2024-01-23/lawmakers-want-more-money-to-recruit-firefighters-to-communities Jeanette DeDios Bill to study expanded access to affordable health care headed to governor's desk /local-news/2023-03-17/bill-to-study-expanded-access-to-affordable-health-care-headed-to-governors-desk Its passage comes just before the federal government ends the extended Medicaid coverage begun during the worst of the pandemic. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:34:54 GMT /local-news/2023-03-17/bill-to-study-expanded-access-to-affordable-health-care-headed-to-governors-desk Alice Fordham Bill to provide free meals to New Mexican children passes Senate /local-news/2023-03-06/bill-to-provide-free-meals-to-new-mexican-children-pass-senate A bill that would provide free, healthy meals to all New Mexico school kids passed the state Senate over the weekend. ¾ÅÉ«Íø has more on some of the changes that were made as the legislation reached the full chamber. Tue, 07 Mar 2023 03:41:40 GMT /local-news/2023-03-06/bill-to-provide-free-meals-to-new-mexican-children-pass-senate Jeanette DeDios Let's talk about healthy universal school meals /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-02-13/lets-talk-about-healthy-universal-school-meals About 71% of New Mexican students qualify for free or reduced-price meals yet some of our children are still going hungry. The Healthy Universal School Meals Act introduced by Democratic Senators Michael Padilla and Leo Jaramillo would give all public and charter school students free access to breakfast and lunch regardless of family income. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is a supporter of this bill and made it one of her priorities in her State of the State address. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:32:15 GMT /show/lets-talk-new-mexico/2023-02-13/lets-talk-about-healthy-universal-school-meals Jeanette DeDios Bill to provide free school meals for every New Mexican child advances /local-news/2023-02-07/bill-to-provide-free-school-meals-for-every-new-mexican-child-advances Lawmakers have advanced a substitute bill that would provide free breakfast and lunch to New Mexico school kids. Some legislators are skeptical about the price tag and whether the state can afford it in years to come. But supporters say this bill could keep thousands of kids from going hungry. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:42:26 GMT /local-news/2023-02-07/bill-to-provide-free-school-meals-for-every-new-mexican-child-advances Jeanette DeDios