Medigap Bill Passes House, Heads to Governor’s Desk 
New Mexico Adds 35 Apprenticeship Programs Under Lujan Grisham, Now Training 2,607 Workers 
State and Public School Employee Pay Raise Evaporates in Senate Committee to Cover Cost of Governor’s State Fair Deal 
New Mexico Environment Secretary Mourns EPA Repeal of “Endangerment Finding” Policy on Greenhouse Gas 
DD Waiver Community Should Ask Senate to Restore DDSD Funding to at Least the Executive Requested Amount 
Blue Pony Energy selects Lovington for clean fuels manufacturing facility 
With electricity bills rising, some states consider new data center laws Preview: Did Maine House Republicans ‘just say no’ to opioid adiction treatment funding?
Coming next week, from coverage of the contentious ending to Maine’s legislative session: how State…
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The Candle is going through a significant makeover. For the past several months, the team…
NM Voices for Children: Kids Need State Leaders To Act
Voice’s for Children coordinated release of their annual NM Kids Count Data Book, with the…
Maine: House Committee Considers Meals on Wheels.
As the Trump administration enters its second year of running the federal government, it becomes…
New Mexico Legislators Propose PNM Bailout – at Consumers’ Expense.
Why are three legislators doing an end run around the PRC? Santa Fe, NM –…
MA: Bill Would Study Discrimination in Auto Rates in Minority Communities.
Massachusetts Legislative Committee on Financial Services will hear testimony today on a bill which would…
NH Dems: ‘GOP Plan Harms Energy Economy’
The New Hampshire House has four key energy related bills scheduled on the house Calendar…
Maine: Legislative Committee Schedule- January 9, 2018.
The Candle will highlight bills, presentations, and work sessions on matters we identify as important…
NM: Procurement. Maintaining info on In and out of state purchases.
Senate Bill 45, also by Senator Tallman, regarding Procurement, notification, and collecting and maintaining information…
NM: Appointees to Board of Regents of Higher Education
Senate Joint Resolution (SJR) 1, by Senators Steinborn and Moores, on the Nominating process for…
OSA Poised to do Deep Dive in Audit of PED Contract Scheme.
The New Mexico Office of State Auditor (“OSA”) has called for a closer review of…
State and Locals Spend More Than $2 billion With Out-of-State Companies in FY’s 15 and 16.
Before a gathering of procurement professionals and business people, New Mexico Auditor Tim Keller released…
PED’s Golden Parachute. Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part 3.
Editorial note: While the format of this series is that of a faux court filing,…
Tip of the Iceberg? Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part 2.
Very carefully prescribe the drug to patients with impaired liver and kidney function. Soft tissue…
Skandera Reform, In the Court of Public Opinion. Part One.
(Editorial note: While the format of this series is that of a faux court…