Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files Responses Backing Emergency Petitions Challenging Project Jupiter Permitting Decisions 
Project Jupiter Is Not a Routine Permit—It Is One of the Largest Industrial Projects in New Mexico History 
US Rep. Stansbury Voices Concerns About New Mexico Water Use for Project Jupiter Data Center 
NM DOH Spending with Workforce Agency Skyrockets During last Eight Years – Retiring CFO Benefits From Insider Deal 
BlackVe Opens Satellite Manufacturing Facility at MaxQ 
State Supreme Court Orders State Engineer to Halt Authorization of Project Jupiter Water Use Until Further Review 
State Supreme Court Issues Stay in Air Quality Permit Process for Project Jupiter Two Years After Horrific Abuse of Mary Melero, NM Division of Health Improvement Can’t Get Annual Abuse and Neglect Report Done on Time
State Agency that claims it “is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of…
National Healthcare Consultant Group: 21-25% of New Mexico’s Rural Hospitals Vulnerable to Closure
Rural Hospitals Vulnerable to Closure CHARTIS, a national healthcare management and consultant group, “identified 432…
Measles outbreak declared in Lea County
February 14, 2025 – Immunization – Vaccination SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of…
Governor and Legislators Value Movie Stars and Film Workers Way More Than Health Care Workers.
(Images above, left and right, from New Mexico Film Office.) As Movie Stars Make Millions,…
Energy Watchdog: Despite Amendment, Water Bill Leaves Door Open for “Treated” Fracking Water to Recharge Aquifers
Claims that reuse will only be authorized for “closed loop” projects, ignore NMED testimony that…
Last Year House Democrats Voted Against Increase in DD Waiver Funds – Hurting 1,266 of the Most Vulnerable Clients
New Mexico Democratic Leaders Turned Blind Eye to Mistreatment of Workers and Clients in DD…
UNM Health Sciences Center – Billions of Public Dollars Spent – Sketchy Accountability at SOM, and ‘Filthy’ CMD Research Labs
Why the Spending and Operations of UNM Health Sciences Needs a Forensic and Programmatic Deep…
UNM takes over the Roundhouse
Annual UNM Day at the State Capitol important for institutional initiatives (The Following was gathered…
UNMH Knew of Complaints Linking Misuse of Device to Harm, Including Death, of Numerous Patients – Part Three.
Late last summer, University of New Mexico medical professionals contacted The Candle expressing concerns about…
Supreme Court rules that anti-discrimination law applies to public schools and public universities
State Agency Press Release – From the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts SANTA…
Community Groups Seeking True Representative Government – Advance Path to a Paid Legislature
JOIN THEMODERNIZATIONMOVEMENT! – We deserve an effective, responsive, and reflective state legislature with adequate resources…
House Republican Caucus Welcomes Representative Mark Murphy to the Roundhouse
Newly appointed State Representative Mark Murphy, Chaves County – Photo courtesy of the New Mexico…
Common Cause New Mexico Outlines Priorities For 2025 Session
Once again, modernizing the state’s legislative by establishing an Independent Salary Commission for legislators is…
A Few Thoughts After Twenty-Five Years Half In and Half Out of Journalism
By Drew AltmanRepublished From: Originally Published by KFF – Beyond the Data on January 16,…
New Mexico Receives $17.1 Million from Biden-Harris Administration Awards in Homelessness Help Funding
Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide Grant awards represent…