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OPINION: Getting paid leave right for families, children (Santa Fe New Mexican)
The recent failure of House Bill 11 in the Senate Finance Committee is a setback for New Mexico working families. Paid family and medical leave is a win-win for businesses and workers by valuing the health and well-being of our families, reducing turnover, and...
HB 11’s Failure is a setback, not the end of the road
,pol By Terrelene Massey, executive director of Southwest Women's Law Center and Tracy McDaniel, policy director at Southwest Women's Law Center The 2025 legislative session began with hope and determination as advocates, including a coalition of over 100...
Paid Family and Medical Leave Stalls in Senate Finance Committee
Advocates say they will not be discouraged, will continue fighting for New Mexico workers and families FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2025 SANTA FE, NM - Today, the New Mexico Senate Finance Committee voted against advancing HB 11, ending the possibility of Paid...
Paid family and medical leave is essential for rural communities (like ours) By Dr. Constance Liu (Originally published in the Gallup Independent on Maarch 8, 2025) Passing paid family and medical and leave is an urgent health imperative, especially for rural...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Paid Family and Medical Leave is a prescription for healthier families (Rio Rancho Observer)
As a family nurse practitioner and the owner of Sandia View Family Medicine, I’ve dedicated my career to helping patients live healthier lives. When my patients are forced to choose between their health, or the health of their family, and their paycheck, I can see the...
Paid Family and Medical Leave Passes Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee Hearing
Advocates applaud passage, urge Senators to further strengthen the bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2025 Santa Fe, NM - The Paid Family and Medical Leave Coalition applauded the passage of HB 11 out of the Senate Tax, Business, and Transportation Committee...
Community Advocates Urge Committee Members to Vote “No” on HB 446
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2025 Contact: Katie Hoeppner at katie@neonvine.us SANTA FE, NM - Today, the New Mexico Paid Family and Medical Leave Coalition urged House Health and Human Services Committee members to vote against HB 446. Unlike HB 11, which passed the...
Paid Family and Medical Leave Passes the New Mexico House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2025 Contact: Katie Hoeppner at katie@neonvine.us SANTA FE, NM - Today, the New Mexico House of Representatives passed HB 11, a bill that will ensure New Mexicans have access to paid family and medical leave (PFML). Right now,...
OPINION: Additional paid leave would be a win for workers (Santa Fe New Mexican)
Paid family and medical leave is soon headed to the House floor and one step closer to becoming law. If passed, it would be a win for New Mexicans, who right now must choose between their families and their paychecks in their most trying times. But we're up against...
Labor and Love: Three stories of work, family, & caregiving (full video)
Three New Mexican caregivers share their stories of balancing work and caring for a loved one, and all of the love, labor, and hardship that comes along with it. Their stories offer a window into the lives of over 270,000 New Mexicans who provide 274 million hours of unpaid care every year. It’s time to support these caregivers by creating a Paid Family & Medical Leave fund so no worker ever has to choose between their paycheck and the health of a loved one.