NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – An estimated 58,000 New Mexicans could lose some or all of their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the coming years. Jill Dixon, President of New Mexico’s food bank association, said that’s a troubling projection, especially when roughly 420,000 people in the state are currently enrolled in the program.

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“Having 58,000 of them suddenly fall off and not receive benefits is just catastrophic,” said Dixon,

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