New Mexico lawmakers debate $160.6 million funding request from the Governor for universal childcare

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico is the first state in the country to offer universal childcare, but in order to keep it running, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is asking lawmakers for hundreds of millions to fund the program. On Thursday, the state went before the lawmakers, arguing they need that money, and they need it now.   "Together we are [...]