FOOD STAMPS-LAWSUIT Court blocks New Mexico food stamp changes SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state court has temporarily stopped Gov. Susana Martinezs administration from imposing work-related requirements on about 80,000 low-income New Mexicans to qualify for food stamps. District Judge Sarah Singletons ruling on Friday blocks the Human Services Department from implementing the food stamp changes on Saturday. The judge scheduled a hearing next Thursday to decide whether to keep her order in place longer while the court considers whether the agencys planned food stamp requirements are valid. The ruling came in a lawsuit by the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty, the Southwest Organizing Project and several food stamps recipients. They sued this week, contending that the department didnt follow proper procedures for adopting regulations to change the food stamp program.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 19:38:00 +0000
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