Hemp. What is it good for? Absolutely Everything! (Well, almost.)
Later this morning the first hearing for one of several bills to legalize the…
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Have Democrats boxed themselves into advancing Governor’s agenda – cuts, sweeps, and more cuts?
The Democrats in the New Mexico Legislature need to start thinking outside the box the…
Will Republicans take new House leaders to the woodshed?
The New Mexico House Democratic leadership seems poised to get a bit of an ole…
Smoke and Mirrors?
Democrats in New Mexico won back the House – Period. Now they need to start…
The clock is ticking away on sound job development.
Yesterday New Mexicans heard more gibberish form Governor Martinez about how well her administration has…
Older New Mexicans: Too many living in poverty and in fear of crime.
As New Mexicans wait with baited breath for the Governors’ latest personal view of the…
How Long Can Voluteer Fire Departments Survive? Inquiring Canines (among others) want to know.
(Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts, published a story entitled: Volunteer Firehouses Struggle…
Shaken Baby Syndrome is a tragic but very preventable medical condition.
They say ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ The CAT scan photo accompanying this…
NM State Engineer: “You know, do we need to be looking at something like a severance tax on that water?”
Is an elaborate proposal to pump thousands of acre feet of water 150 miles to…
Besides Mold, what else lurks in the New Mexico Public Education Basement ?
NOTE: This reporter recently spoke with other former employees who have added their voices to the…
Stateline: Massachusetts Senate President Sets Bold Agenda
As Donald Trump gets ready to try and move this country backwards in almost every…
Tycoons get the cake, while New Mexico’s kids can’t even find the crumbs.
New Mexico’s children cannot afford to sit on the bench while the rest of the…
To jump start its economy, New Mexico cannot continue snubbing federal assistance
New Mexico’s economic pulse is barely evident these days … it has become a ‘dead…
Almost $1 Million Awarded in Conference Contracts to Hotels and Casino Resort on behalf of NM PED’s programs
Sidebar on education spending: The Candle has been researching an investigative series on spending by…
UPDATED: NM PED spends millions on sole source contracts to out of state companies
PART ONE. The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is spending millions of dollars on no…