With 189 Unfilled Jobs at NMED, Staff Vacancy Gets Worse Under Lujan Grisham and Secretary Kenney Than During Martinez Years
When She Left Office, Governor Martinez’s NMED Had An Employee Vacancy Rate of 18% Despite…
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New Mexico Lawmaker Bringing Home the Bacon … But for Whom?
With Help from the Governor and Economic Development Secretary, Patty Lundstrom Funded Her Non-profit with…
Governor’s Office Kept Legislators, and Others in the Dark Re: $750,000 Aid to Company Owned by Speaker Egolf’s Wife.
“As discussed with Tripp, this will go to a condensed media list and post to…
Economic Development Secretary’s Emails Reveal Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham as Key Decision Maker in Egolf Company’s $750,000 LEDA Grant
“Ok. Please send me EDD’s fiscal analysis and where the company is in terms of…
Breaking – The Egolfs and the Governor’s Economic Team.
Above: Former Speaker Brian Egolf, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Acting Secretary of Economic Development…
New Mexico Democrats, Governor Would Change Focus on Water from a Life-Giving Element of Nature to a Commodity
If Governor Lujan Grisham and a handful of self-identified progressive Democrats have their way, Water…
Exxon Mobil, Marathon Oil, and Permian Resources Recently Directed Over $230,000 to New Mexico Legislators – More than 75% to Democrats.
(The first in a series from The Candle: “Follow the Money, Food, and Beverages Satiating…
Governor Plays Santa, Giving $7,800 to $18,500 Pay Raises to Personal Staff – While Proposing 3% Raise for Teachers and Most State Employees
One staffer, former Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez got his holiday bump early, receiving his pay…
More Neglect of DD Waiver Clients. At the New Mexico Human Service and Health Agencies, “It’s Just a Mess All the Way Around.”
In the last several days scores of clients of the Developmental Disability Waiver programs found…
Why Didn’t DOH’s Allen and Acosta Come Clean to Legislators About Lawsuit Seeking Pay for Direct Service Providers?
Breaking News. On Wednesday, at a hearing of the New Mexico Legislative Health and Human…
As New Mexico Faces a Doctor Shortage “Perfect Storm,” UNM Pays Resident Physicians on Par with the Hourly Rate of McDonald’s Crew Members.
This is the first of several stories dealing with the collective failure of UNMH, the…
As New Mexico Hemorrhages Healthcare Workers – Younger Doctors and Other Professionals Are Hesitant to Stay.
This is an introduction to the first of several stories dealing with the collective failure…
Through Two Administrations, State Officials Received Reports of Abuse of Mary Melero. Had they Acted, She Likely Would Be Alive Today.
Why Did the New Mexico Adult Protective Services and the Division of Health Improvements, Wait…
The Unspoken Truth About Mary Melero’s Death: State Officials Really Don’t Care About People Like Her.
Governance is about making choices. In the matter of Mary Melero, New Mexico state government…
Did Forgotten Campaign Promises lead to Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of DD Waiver Clients?
In the fall of 2018, Gubernatorial candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham was aware of the dearth…