NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state is getting nearly $3 million to expand unemployment benefits to marginalized communities. The Department of Justice awarded New Mexico a Navigator Grant worth $2.5 million.
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The grant is going to be used to expand and support unemployment insurance benefits to marginalized communities in the state. New Mexico was one of seven states to receive the grant, which is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.
