2023 Capitol Report – January 19

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Improving New Mexico’s child welfare rankings is top of mind for many nonprofit advocates during this year’s legislative session.

Jason Espinoza reports from the Roundhouse:

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New Mexico Child First Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in foster care and empowering those who serve them, has spent the last year meeting with stakeholders and researching best practices and policies from across the country to improve child welfare rankings In New Mexico.

Maralyn Beck, the organization’s founder and executive director is leading the charge.

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For the New Mexico News Network, I’m Jason Espinoza