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,...
Year: 2017
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...
Three Important Budget Committee Meetings – Two today, another tomorrow.
New Mexico can corral a better budget - (Cattle and Sheep, by Major W. Shepherd, 1884). {PD-USGov-USDA-NAL}.) Roundhouse Lariat (The...
A budget proposal from the people …
For weeks The Candle has interviewed various individuals who have advocated for a state budget and a plan that can get New Mexico...
New Mexico Still One of Worst States for Business …
While the legislature and the governor of New Mexico prepare an austere budget for the next year, the state’s economy...
Empty promises? So far, no evidence to the contrary.
So another revenue reform proposal from the Republicans has been advanced through the media, and still nothing but rumors from...
Advocates wonder: Is this their (Grand)Father’s Democratic Party? – Dems to cut foodstamps.
Just when it looked like they might be taking the lead and addressing the needs of people they have traditionally...
