New Mexico – Some good FRAC-ing news: More Kids getting fed school breakfasts.
(The Candle editor was notified by an email from The Pew Charitable Trusts of the following ‘good news’ and promising...
Month: February 2017
McCamley holds Dems together in House Labor Committee.
Representative Bill McCamley (D-Mesilla Park) started his third term in the New Mexico House in January, and his experience is...
Health Security Act before House Appropriations and Finance this afternoon.
House Bill 101, The Health Security Act, filed by Representatives Debbie Armstrong and Bobby Gonzales, was referred to the House...
Democratic Leadership lacking focus.
To many veterans of the Roundhouse, the Democratic leadership is lacking focus. One by one, progressive initiatives are being summarily executed....
Another inglorious recognition … New Mexico places 46th in U.S. News and World Report ranking of states.
In yet another comparison by a national publication, New Mexico came in the bottom five in a ranking of which...
A smorgasbord of legislative initiatives on the Roundhouse Monday Menu.
Patient Safety at NM Hospitals, Autism Coverage Regardless of Age, Cannabis Revenue & Freedom Act, Public Private Partnerships, Lobbyist Reporting,...
Former Democratic House Leader Rick Miera running for Lt. Governor?
Hundreds of motorcyclists and bicyclists turn out calling for increased safety measures, as they remember victims of accidents cause...
House Labor Committee to hold Saturday hearing on RTW and P3’s.
Two House bills which are anathema to the organized labor community are scheduled to be heard before the New Mexico...
NM House gets Happy Meals … but it’s rations for working folks.
Stateline: 5:57:47 PM, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the New Mexico Roundhouse: As the House started floor debate on the FY...
Hey Kid, you wait behind the Oil guys.
Remember latchkey kids? That’s a term used back in the day for kids who came home from school to an...
Dems’ Flat Budget a failure. Balancing a budget is not enough.
What difference did it make having the Democrats take over the New Mexico House of Representatives? Well a preliminary review...
Tax Reform? Interesting Saturday House Taxation Committee Meeting
The House Taxation Committee will hold a hearing this morning, Saturday, February 18, 2017 to hear arguments in favor of...
NM finally tops a nationwide list! Oops, not so fast.
While New Mexico is dying to get to the top of almost any list assessing states' success at one social...
Update on ‘better budget’ proposal …
On Thursday, The Candle announced we would post a story with a link to an alternative budget proposal consisting of...
House Dems come with an initial revenue plan …
On Thursday afternoon, Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives, revealed just how desperately anemic current finances of the...
