AG Raúl Torrez Files Lawsuit Against Parties Responsible for Fraudulent Oil Well Scheme Endangering New Mexicans 
Aging Department Marks Year of Expanded Services for Seniors in New Mexico 
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Releases Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Recommendation 
Nurses Demand Congress Act to Extend ACA Tax Credits 
New Mexico Urged to Crack Down on Oil Giants Driving Ozone Crisis 
Just Down the Road: New Investigative Reporting From The Candle 
How Delays and Bankruptcy Let a Nursing Home Chain Avoid Paying Settlements for Injuries and Deaths Let’s Reintroduce Fairness, and Help Reboot America’s Economy.
As Americans sit at home pondering life after COVID-19 and reflecting on the lives of…
UNMH’s Becker gets $67,000 Six-month Bonus, as COVID-19 Quarantined Employees Get Reduced Pay Checks.
On March 27th UNM Chancellor Paul Roth, MD, wrote UNM Hospital CEO Kate Becker to…
Front-line Healthcare Employees and First Responders Deserve an Answer from the Governor
Since early March, when she issued Executive Order 2020-004, declaring a state of public health…
UNMH – A Tale of Two Standards.
This is a story that should infuriate policy makers and the public alike – especially…
Do NM Health Officials Think ‘You can’t handle the truth?’
New Mexico health officials have chosen not to share some important information relative to COVID-19…
National Nurse, Doctor, and Hospital Associations Plea for Additional $1 Billion to Fight COVID-19
In a letter delivered yesterday to U. S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and…
UNMH Bosses Rake in $10 Million Plus in Salaries and Bonuses, While 1,200 Employees Make Less Than a Living Wage.
While Chancellor Roth, CEO Becker and their executive colleagues pay themselves collectively more than $10…
Retired UNMH CEO McKernan Gets $150,000/year Until June 2021, for a Half-time Job the Hospital Terminated.
Saturday, March 7, 2020 – The guy getting paid $150,000/year by UNM Hospital for doing…
Get Real About The Importance of Federal Government – The Existential Threat to America Ain’t Fake.
There are problems with the Federal Government. But none of it’s fake. And most of…
How State Governments Impact Quality of Life
UPDATE: Beginning January 9, 2020, The Candle will be reporting on governance issues at the…
All Politics are Local …
Later in January, The Candle will release a new series on how different regions of…
Ethics Complaint Filed with State Against Pepperell BOS Chair Nutter
Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland…
Large Crowd Expected at Special Town Meeting to Oppose Gravel Pit Proposal
Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn…
Nutter Apparently Blind to Ethics Rules on Self Dealing: “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is.”
Monday, September 24, 2018 Selectman Continues to involve himself in matters affecting his wife’s town…