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What can Mass. learn from New Mexico’s universal child care experiment?

CommonWealth Beacon

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July 6, 2026

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New Mexico is making waves, and generating questions from curious onlookers, by offering universal child care to all families. How is it funded? Is it truly universal? Are there enough caretakers to keep up with demand? And with our astronomically high child care costs, could Massachusetts achieve something similar? Jacob Vigil, the chief legislative officer of New Mexico Voices for Children, joins CommonWealth Beacon's Chris Lisinski to dive into the policy, the grassroots campaign behind the changes, and how money from the booming New Mexican oil and gas industry played a key role.

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Washington Examiner

lean right

· Jun 29, 2026

Childcare doesn’t need more subsidies. It needs less red tape

Last week, a New Mexico judge upheld the state’s universal childcare program, a victory for those who see greater public spending as the key to making childcare affordable. But there is a better way to lower costs: Reducing the regulations that make childcare so expensive in the first place. Consider the recent overhaul of the []

The New Zealand Herald

lean right

· Jul 5, 2026

$900 babysitter: Why school holiday care is now a burden for parents

$900 babysitter: Why school holiday care is now a burden for parents

Fortune

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘Project 2029’ floats free child care—or $1,000 to stay home

The inclusion of universal child care in Project 2029 signals that Democrats see it as a winning issue.

The Hindu BusinessLine

lean right

· Jul 10, 2026

A New Chapter Beckons: Four Seasons Resorts of Asia Celebrates Parenthood with Babymoon Offerings

A New Chapter Beckons: Four Seasons Resorts of Asia Celebrates Parenthood with Babymoon Offerings

Conservative Review

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· Jun 29, 2026

True Fertility Care Treats The Whole Person, And You Can Help It Expand

Tell federal regulators what families need: care that treats the real causes of infertility, not just the symptoms.

KSAT San Antonio

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· Jul 6, 2026

Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington

Just 2 of Texas voters call abortion the state’s most pressing problem. Advocates are reframing the issue as one of reproductive healthcare that affects families’ pocketbooks.

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Related coverage for "What can Mass. learn from New Mexico’s universal child care experiment?": Washington Examiner — Childcare doesn’t need more subsidies. It needs less red tape. The New Zealand Herald — $900 babysitter: Why school holiday care is now a burden for parents. Fortune — ‘Project 2029’ floats free child care—or $1,000 to stay home. The Hindu BusinessLine — A New Chapter Beckons: Four Seasons Resorts of Asia Celebrates Parenthood with Babymoon Offerings. Conservative Review — True Fertility Care Treats The Whole Person, And You Can Help It Expand. KSAT San Antonio — Four years after Dobbs, Texas abortion-rights advocates struggle to break through in Washington