The Time To Pass Early Childhood Education is NOW.
A few days ago hundreds of very young children of New Mexico arrived at the…
Current News
Representative Debbie Rodella – Queen of denial.
With fellow Democrat Jim Trujillo sidelined from the House of Representatives while recovering from hospitalization,…
Unemployment: New Mexico just became worst in USA at keeping people employed.
Another reminder for legislators to seriously advance a real economic development and revenue program to…
New Mexico – Some good FRAC-ing news: More Kids getting fed school breakfasts.
(The Candle editor was notified by an email from The Pew Charitable Trusts of the…
McCamley holds Dems together in House Labor Committee.
Representative Bill McCamley (D-Mesilla Park) started his third term in the New Mexico House in…
Democratic Leadership lacking focus.
To many veterans of the Roundhouse, the Democratic leadership is lacking focus. One by one, progressive…
Another inglorious recognition … New Mexico places 46th in U.S. News and World Report ranking of states.
In yet another comparison by a national publication, New Mexico came in the bottom five…
NM House gets Happy Meals … but it’s rations for working folks.
Stateline: 5:57:47 PM, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the New Mexico Roundhouse: As the House started…
Hey Kid, you wait behind the Oil guys.
Remember latchkey kids? That’s a term used back in the day for kids who came…
Dems’ Flat Budget a failure. Balancing a budget is not enough.
What difference did it make having the Democrats take over the New Mexico House of…
NM finally tops a nationwide list! Oops, not so fast.
While New Mexico is dying to get to the top of almost any list assessing…
Update on ‘better budget’ proposal …
On Thursday, The Candle announced we would post a story with a link to an…
House Dems come with an initial revenue plan …
On Thursday afternoon, Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives, revealed just how desperately…
A budget proposal from the people …
For weeks The Candle has interviewed various individuals who have advocated for a state budget and a…
New Mexico Still One of Worst States for Business …
While the legislature and the governor of New Mexico prepare an austere budget for the…