Legislative Action to Lasting Results 
Veteran Focused Hiring Events Across New Mexico in April 
How Trump’s Expansion of Federal Power Threatens States’ Authority 
DD Waiver Director Memo Points to Failure of Legislators to Fund Increases That Impact Direct Caregivers Pay 
More Handouts for Company Owned by Former Economic Secretary – Keyes Gets $143,388 From Her Old Agency’s New Boss 
Former Secretary Keyes and Apaluma Added to a Second NMED Contract Valued at $977,354, and Promoted by Kenney 
Suit Against Second New Mexico DD Waiver Provider For Misclassifying and Underpaying Employees Nurses in Massachusetts are worried for their patients.
The Initiative Petition For A Law Relative To Patient Safety And Hospital Transparency, was filed…
Recreational Marijauna: Lawmakers and Governors of Massachusetts and Maine are bogeying voters’ high.
Next Week: Implementing Voter Approved Recreational Marijuana Use – New England’s Legislative Stupor or Stupidity?…
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…
Where have we been?
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,…