Three Years After Horrific Abuse of Mary Melero, New Mexico Ignores Improving Workforce Serving Most Vulnerable 
Heralded as the Medicaid Guru New Mexico Crucially Needed, and After Being Paid $550,000, Dana Flannery Quits 
Technicality Allowed Governor Lujan Grisham to Dodge a Formal Complaint Under Governmental Conduct Act 
New Mexico Should Invest in Real Jobs, Not Handouts to CEO’s and Investor Sector 
Abuse of New Mexico State Procurement Process is Historically Disturbing 
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 Lujan Grisham promotes lawyer alleged to have harassed and bullied women employees.
“My position on sexual harassment is clear: it is totally unacceptable and will not be…
The House could prevent unnecessary evictions. Where there’s a will, there is a way.
Part Two – Will House members have the will to force the Governor’s hand and…
House Leadership: Governor will not amend her ‘Call’ to help COVID-19 tenants.
Part One – Governor wants curbside and home delivery for Booze, but according to House…
As Hospitals Wait for Federal Aid, Some Layoff or Furlough Employees.
Earlier this week the prestigious Mayo Clinic announced that beginning in May it will furlough…
At This Time of Unprecedented Volatility – Bring Back the Uptick Rule
The US stock market is an invaluable source of wealth creation providing people the opportunity…
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…