Around 55,750 people in New Mexico will need to meet new requirements to keep receiving SNAP food benefits in 2026.

The changes are the result of a federal reconciliation bill signed into law earlier this year by President Donald Trump.

The federal mandates include work, volunteering or attending a training for 80 hours per month for those between the ages of ...

STARTS RIGHT NOW. GOOD EVENING. I’M DOUG FERNANDEZ, I’M SHELLY RIBANDO WITH FEDERAL SNAP FOOD ASSISTANCE IS SET TO RUN DRY THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF THE ONGOING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. GOVERNOR LUJAN ...

**Editor’s Note: Since this story was published, there have been changes to SNAP benefit distribution. If you receive SNAP benefits, contact the New Mexico Health Care Authority for the current status ...

Trump's Big Bill New Mexico Democratic state House Speaker Javier Martínez, center back, of Albuquerque, N.M., takes his seat at the opening of a special legislative session about proposals to shore ...

SEVEN NEWS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE ARE FACING FOOD CHALLENGES AS WE WORK TO FEED NEW MEXICO. OUR ALYSSA MUNOZ SHARES A RECENT STUDY SHOWING OUR STATE’S HUNGER RATES ARE HIGHER THAN ...