Overview
- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham set a Nov. 10 special session in Santa Fe to authorize continued state-backed food benefits, with lawmakers told to finish in one day.
- New Mexico began distributing $30 million in emergency state funds on Nov. 1 for partial SNAP benefits, and officials say that money will be depleted by Monday.
- Lt. Gov. Howie Morales will act as governor during the session while Lujan Grisham attends a climate conference in Brazil.
- Some recipients reported $0 balances or delays as accounts were updated, and state officials attributed the issues to heavy processing loads and directed residents to the New Mexico Health Care Authority website for updates.
- Nationally, two federal judges ordered the administration to keep SNAP operating with emergency funds after the USDA had planned a suspension affecting about 42 million people.