The chief financial officer of the state Early Childhood Education and Care Department is alleging she fears she is on the brink of being fired for raising concerns about an $83 million budget shortfall related to the state’s universal childcare rollout. www.santafenewmexican.com/news/legisla...

Early childhood department official alleges retaliation after childcare funding warningCarmel Pacheco-Aragon says she wrote a memo earlier this year showing an $83 million shortfall in the childcare program.www.santafenewmexican.com