“This staffing situation must be resolved before our son ends up DEAD!” – Memorial Day Plea of DD Waiver Parent
Despite the promises of the governor and her Department of Health, a DD Waiver client…
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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issues statement on arrests in abuse and neglect case
State Agency Press Release On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a…
NM Attorney General Raúl Torrez Announces Charges and Urges Systemic Changes to Better Protect Individuals with Disabilities
Press Release from The Office of New Mexico Attorney General Charges Highlight Systemic Issues That…
Gov. Lujan Grisham, tribal leaders hold semiannual Government-to-Government Summit
Discussions centered on improving educational outcomes for Native American students New Mexico State Agency Press…
NM Governor’s Team Ignores Disability Rights Group’s Request for Meeting on Case Resulting in Death of a Woman in the State’s DD Waiver Care.
“Over a month ago, Mr. Gardner sent an email to state officials requesting to meet…
NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT CALLS ON CYFD TO OPEN SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETINGS
Statement From The New Mexico Foundation For Open Government – Organization Press Release Sunlight is…
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Signs Non-Binding Agreement to Join CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health and Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center (GCRMC) announced today they have signed a…
Governor and DOH Silent on Whether Young Woman, a DD Waiver Client Who is Reported to have Suffered “Horrific” Abuse, has Died.
Sources familiar with the matter of a DD Waiver client who’s case was being investigated…
Openness Hits Brick Wall as Lujan Grisham Invokes Executive Privilege at Least 13 Times in Horrific DD Waiver Abuse Matter
Transparency trumped by Governor Lujan Grisham, as she also hides behind “attorney-client” privilege in “Horrific”…
$800,000 Contract Reveals DD Waiver Investigation Promised by Governor to be Conducted by Same Law Firm Hired to Represent & Defend DOH
Department of Health uses law firm that defends agency in litigation. The Candle requested a…
MLG Rewards Her Inner Circle of Employees Once Again With Pay Raises of $10,000 to $70,000
Sometime after her re-election in November of 2022, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham apparently decided her…
Investigation of DD Waiver Abuse Case ‘Not So Independent’ – Governor Hires Law Firm with History of Defending Agencies Against Abuse and Whistleblower Complaints.
So-called third-party investigator has contracts from Lujan Grisham Administration totaling at least $641,571 – most…
Advocates Dismayed at Termination of DD Waiver Supports Division Director – Was he Thrown Under the Bus?
The Candle has confirmed that Jason Cornwell is no longer the director of the Developmental…
Governor Lujan Grisham is Withholding Information on Horrific Abuse of Young Woman Client of DD Waiver.
Waiver-gate? New Mexico’s Governor is holding back information relative to the reported abuse and a…
House GOP Seeks “Truly Independent Investigation,” DEMS Quiet, After Governor Keeps Legislators in Dark During Session On Full Extent of Abuse of DD Waiver Clients
On March, 20, 2023, two days after the New Mexico Legislature adjourned for the year,…