New Mexico Republican lawmakers host panel on reforming state child welfare agency

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 686

Last Updated: 6 days, 5 hours ago

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Five Republicans in the New Mexico state Senate convened an hourslong “task force” hearing Wednesday focused on reforming the state’s troubled child welfare agency.

The lawmakers heard from former Children, Youth and Families Department employees and a child currently under state care and the recently confirmed head of the state’s new independent oversight office.

How to manage CYFD has become a key point in New Mexico’s gubernatorial race, particularly after reports that agency …

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