NM attorney general joins lawsuit against feds over rule changes for nutrition programs

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 474

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday joined a coalition of AGs across the nation in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its allegedly “unconstitutional and unlawful” requirements that states receiving funding for two key food assistance programs cannot “promote gender ideology” or help “illegal aliens to obtain taxpayer-funded benefits.”

The lawsuit alleges that the USDA implemented new rules late last year for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, along with its supplemental program …

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