NM Voices for Children: Kids Need State Leaders To Act
Voice’s for Children coordinated release of their annual NM Kids Count Data Book, with the opening of the 2018 legislative...
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Maine: House Committee Considers Meals on Wheels.
As the Trump administration enters its second year of running the federal government, it becomes clearer state legislatures and state...
New Mexico Legislators Propose PNM Bailout – at Consumers’ Expense.
Why are three legislators doing an end run around the PRC? Santa Fe, NM - On Wednesday, New Energy Economy,...
MA: Bill Would Study Discrimination in Auto Rates in Minority Communities.
Rep. Juana Matias (D-Lawrence), Photo from MA Legislature Website. Massachusetts Legislative Committee on Financial Services will hear testimony today on...
NH Dems: ‘GOP Plan Harms Energy Economy’
The New Hampshire House has four key energy related bills scheduled on the house Calendar for today, Tuesday, January 9,...
Maine: Legislative Committee Schedule- January 9, 2018.
The Candle will highlight bills, presentations, and work sessions on matters we identify as important to working families, and which...
NM: Procurement. Maintining info on In and out of state purchases.
Senate Bill 45, also by Senator Tallman, regarding Procurement, notification, and collecting and maintaining information on in-state and out- of-...
NM: Appointees to Board of Regents of Higher Education
Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 1, by Senators Steinborn and Moores, on the Nominating process for Board of Regents – is...
OSA Poised to do Deep Dive in Audit of PED Contract Scheme.
The New Mexico Office of State Auditor (“OSA”) has called for a closer review of contracts worth millions of dollars,...
State and Locals Spend More Than $2 billion With Out-of-State Companies in FY’s 15 and 16.
Before a gathering of procurement professionals and business people, New Mexico Auditor Tim Keller released a Report on State and...
PED’s Golden Parachute. Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part 3.
Editorial note: While the format of this series is that of a faux court filing, the facts are nonetheless the...
Tip of the Iceberg? Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part 2.
Very carefully prescribe the drug to patients with impaired liver and kidney function. Soft tissue infections, skin diseases erysipelas, infected...
Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part One.
(Editorial note: While the format of this series is that of a faux court filing, the facts are nonetheless...
BREAKING NEWS: State Auditor to look at possible procurement and conflict of interest issues at PED and REC 9.
New Mexico State Auditor Tim Keller released the following statement regarding issues The Candle has been exposing in its series...
Skandera Reform Spending – “F” for Frivolous.
Hanna Skandera developed a grading system for New Mexico schools, but the results of her reform, and her spending spree,...
