Preview: Did Maine House Republicans ‘just say no’ to opioid adiction treatment funding?
Coming next week, from coverage of the contentious ending to Maine’s legislative session: how State…
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Where have we been?
The Candle is going through a significant makeover. For the past several months, the team…
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…
Maine: House Committee Considers Meals on Wheels.
As the Trump administration enters its second year of running the federal government, it becomes…
New Mexico Legislators Propose PNM Bailout – at Consumers’ Expense.
Why are three legislators doing an end run around the PRC? Santa Fe, NM –…
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…
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…
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,…
Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part One.
(Editorial note: While the format of this series is that of a faux court…
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…
Skandera Reform Spending – “F” for Frivolous.
Hanna Skandera developed a grading system for New Mexico schools, but the results of her…
“We know that standardized tests exacerbate opportunity gaps.”
Education Reform Investigative Series – Introduction Redux “We know that standardized tests exacerbate opportunity gaps.”…
Hanna has left the building … Leaving Behind Six Years of Costly Placebos.
(This is the first in a series of reports reflecting on Hanna Skandera’s six and…
Senator Tom Udall Issues Strong Statement Opposing Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Cuts to Rural Programs.
Update to a story filed Thursday regarding a letter sent by twenty-nine Democratic US Senators…
Health Security Act Strategy Meeting in Albuquerque on Saturday.
Tomorrow The Health Security for New Mexicans Campaign will hold a day-long strategy meeting in…