New Mexico governor signs nation's first universal child care law
eatonphil
25 points
10 comments
April 13, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (4 comments)
Ancalagon
huge achievement. congratulations to all involved
nxm
Paid for from oil and gas revenues
exabrial
Nobody is opposed to people obtaining child care. Making it affordable and accessible are noteworthy and desirable goals. The inevitable and unfortunate result of "handing out 'free' stuff" however will always be widespread fraud.
ChrisArchitect
Some previous discussion, before it was signed in: In a U.S. First, New Mexico Opens Doors to Free Child Care for All (2025) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015763