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It appears Governor’s staff knew about attorney’s alleged bullying and harassment of women colleagues.
Oct 6, 2020UPDATE: Part 1A – The Governor, her Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and the WCA Director continue their collective silence on why more qualified women lawyers were passed over in the appointment of an assistant cabinet... -
Lujan Grisham promotes lawyer alleged to have harassed and bullied women employees.
Sep 29, 2020“My position on sexual harassment is clear: it is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated by me or in my administration,” Michelle Lujan Grisham to Associated Press reporters Russell Contreras and Morgan Lee in November... -
The House could prevent unnecessary evictions. Where there’s a will, there is a way.
Jun 22, 2020Part 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... -
House Leadership: Governor will not amend her ‘Call’ to help COVID-19 tenants.
Jun 22, 2020Part 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... -
As Hospitals Wait for Federal Aid, Some Layoff or Furlough Employees.
Apr 24, 2020Earlier 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... -
At This Time of Unprecedented Volatility – Bring Back the Uptick Rule
Apr 23, 2020The US stock market is an invaluable source of wealth creation providing people the opportunity to mutually own shares in some of the most important and most successful companies in the world. Wealth creation is not... -
Let’s Reintroduce Fairness, and Help Reboot America’s Economy.
Apr 23, 2020As 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... -
UNMH’s Becker gets $67,000 Six-month Bonus, as COVID-19 Quarantined Employees Get Reduced Pay Checks.
Apr 22, 2020On 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... -
Front-line Healthcare Employees and First Responders Deserve an Answer from the Governor
Apr 22, 2020Since 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... -
UNMH – A Tale of Two Standards.
Apr 5, 2020This 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,... -
Do NM Health Officials Think ‘You can’t handle the truth?’
Mar 23, 2020New 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... -
State Treasurers Join In Asking FED to Use Special Law to Help Pave Way Out of Crisis
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National Nurse, Doctor, and Hospital Associations Pleas for Additional $1 Billion to Fight COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020In 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)... -
UNMH Bosses Rake in $10 Million Plus in Salaries and Bonuses, While 1,200 Employees Make Less Than a Living Wage.
Mar 8, 2020While 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... -
Retired UNMH CEO McKernan Gets $150,000/year Until June 2021, for a Half-time Job the Hospital Terminated.
Mar 7, 2020Saturday, 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...
