New Mexico Gov’s office argues universal childcare lawsuit is ‘imaginary constitutional crisis’

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 463

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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Lawyers for New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Early Childhood Education and Care Department on Thursday argued that a Republican lawsuit before the state Supreme Court over the state’s universal childcare program is “less a legal challenge than a political lament.”

Three Republicans — former gubernatorial candidate Duke Rodriguez, former state House of Representatives candidate Zac Anaya and state Sen. Steve Lanier (R-Aztec) — in April filed a lawsuit alleging that …

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