Part Two – Will House members have the will to force the Governor’s hand and the Senate back into the Special Session, to provide relief for thousands of New Mexico’s residential renters? Legislators like to pat...

Part One – Governor wants curbside and home delivery for Booze, but according to House leadership she has closed the door on eviction relief to potentially thousands of New Mexico’s residential renters. If you are a...

Earlier this week the prestigious Mayo Clinic announced that beginning in May it will furlough as many as 30,000 of their staff throughout the United States to deal with the losses it is sustaining due to...

As Americans sit at home pondering life after COVID-19 and reflecting on the lives of those we will miss, let’s also look for a way to rebuild our country with fairness. This is our existential moment...

On March 27th UNM Chancellor Paul Roth, MD, wrote UNM Hospital CEO Kate Becker to inform her that she would receive another six-month incentive pay of $67,447.90. This is the third such bonus Becker has received...

Since early March, when she issued Executive Order 2020-004, declaring a state of public health emergency in New Mexico due to the COVID-19, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has taken control of the reins of state government’s...

This is a story that should infuriate policy makers and the public alike – especially considering the strain the current pandemic is placing on our health system. His is the best of contracts. Hers is far,...

New Mexico health officials have chosen not to share some important information relative to COVID-19 hospitalizations – and the preparedness, equipment and safety conditions at hospitals across the state with the public. They are certainly not...

While governors occupy the pivotal role in tackling the health challenges presented by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, state treasurers need to design and build bridges to span the financial gulf created from inevitable revenue losses. That...

In a letter delivered yesterday to U. S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the American Nurses Association (ANA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Medical Association (AMA)...

While Chancellor Roth, CEO Becker and their executive colleagues pay themselves collectively more than $10 million in salaries and bonuses – over 1,200 employees (18% of the hospital workforce) are making less than a living wage...

Saturday, March 7, 2020 – The guy getting paid $150,000/year by UNM Hospital for doing nothing won’t talk. Steve McKernan, UNMH’s retired CEO, told The Candle to call UNM when reached and asked if it was...

Pepperell, Massachusetts – Roland Nutter, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen, has been either evasive or silent when asked what and when he found out about the details of a complaint regarding possible fraudulent payments...

Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of...

Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that  will...