Heralded as the Medicaid Guru New Mexico Crucially Needed, and After Being Paid $550,000, Dana Flannery Quits
Less than two years as New Mexico’s ‘official’ Medicaid Director, Dana Flannery claims the demands…
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Technicality Allowed Governor Lujan Grisham to Dodge a Formal Complaint Under Governmental Conduct Act
A Majority of State Ethics Commission voted to “authorize the filing of a civil action…
New Mexico Should Invest in Real Jobs, Not Handouts to CEO’s and Investor Sector
As House and Senate Finance Committees Meet, Members Need to Look More Closely at the…
Abuse of New Mexico State Procurement Process is Historically Disturbing
For Years Governors and Lawmakers Ignored the Warnings of Legislative Staff that New Mexico’s Procurement…
Just Down the Road: New Investigative Reporting From The Candle
The Candle will deliver new reporting from several months of research and interviews regarding key…
No Bid Spending by Lujan Grisham Eclipses Martinez Administration
This is the first in a series regarding state purchasing by agencies of state and…
Governor and PED Withheld Records From Court Re Criticism of State’s Handling of Yazzie Martinez Case
Public Education Department’s Filing With Court Missing All Pueblo Council of Governors Resolution Criticizing PED…
New Mexico Environment Department Holds Confidential Meetings Re: Clean Transportation Fuel Program Rule Making
A contract attorney representing the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), has insisted that participants of…
For Lujan Grisham’s Administration, the SOP For Use of Sole Source Procurement Code Seems Antithetical to Its Purpose
This is an introduction to a series The Candle will be reporting over the next…
Will Lawmakers Demand Governor Try to Claw Back $168 Million in OIG Identified Medicaid Over-payments to MCOs?
Governor Lujan Grisham and Legislators to Address Federal Cuts in Vital Social Programs With Initial…
Governor, Lawmakers Favor Corporate Welfare Over Most Promising Job Growth Sector Impacting New Mexican Workforce
The Numbers Don’t Lie. Direct Care Health Related Jobs Offer Largest Growth Potential … So,…
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Releases 2025 “State of the Workforce”
Earlier this week, the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions published the annual 2025 “State…
Governor Lujan Grisham’s Election Promises of 2018 and 2022, Belie Neglect of Developmentally Disabled Community
2018 – An Election Year Promise: “Build system capacity to provide services to 4,500 people…
Like EMS, Fire and Police, Programs for the Developmentally Disabled Should be Universally Applicable and Available
If your house catches fire, or there is a person about to attack you in…
New Report Proves Lujan Grisham Administration Paying Direct Care Workers Below Real Poverty Level
Since 2019 Governor Lujan Grisham Gave Big Pay Increases for Agency Leaders and Her Staff…