Judge sides with challengers to New Mexico's universal child care program

Judge: New Mexico must halt universal childcare or contest ruling

A lawsuit filed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez seeks to invalidate rules expanding free childcare.

Judge sides with challengers to New Mexico's universal child care program

A judge has put New Mexico’s universal child care program into question after siding with challengers who say the governor created it illegally.

New Mexico judge gives state the chance to argue its case in universal childcare lawsuit

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined lawmakers, cabinet officials, children and child care providers on March 10, 2026, to sign her free, universal childcare initiative into law. (Joshua Bowling/Source NM)A New Mexico district judge on Tuesday advanced a legal challenge to the state’s new universal childcare program by issuing an order that allows state officials to either respond to the suit in court or pause the program. Republican gu…

In Writ of Mandamus, Court Orders New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to Shut Down ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez won an initial legal victory in his lawsuit against current New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s rollout of New Mexico’s “universal child care program.” The Second Judicial…

Why New Mexico’s Universal Child Care Program Is in Court — and How It Could Help Families Save Thousands

A court challenge is testing New Mexico’s universal child care program, but for many families the bigger question is economic: how much money can it save, and what is at stake if the program faces disruption? Here’s what the legal fight means and how the program could help household budgets. The post Why New Mexico’s Universal Child Care Program Is in Court — and How It Could Help Families Save Thousands appeared first on Brant.One.