Overwhelming Support for Reform as Oil and Gas Bonding Hearing Begins Monday 
New Mexico Public Defender Commission Welcomes Two New Members 
Governor to Sign Bills That Protect Health Care, Food Assistance in New Mexico 
Be Pro Be Proud NM Brings Hands-on Career Exploration to Associated General Contractors Heavy Equipment Rodeo 
Doctors and Nurses Are Punched, Choked, Even Shot. States Want to Stop That. 
Governor Convenes Special Legislative Session to Address Federal Funding Cuts and Budget Crisis 
Federal Workers Urged to Prepare for Potential Shutdown EDITORIAL. “For every blue-collar Democrat we lose …”
When President Obama takes his final flight on Air Force One in just a few…
To jump start its economy, New Mexico cannot continue snubbing federal assistance
New Mexico’s economic pulse is barely evident these days … it has become a ‘dead…
Almost $1 Million Awarded in Conference Contracts to Hotels and Casino Resort on behalf of NM PED’s programs
Sidebar on education spending: The Candle has been researching an investigative series on spending by…
UPDATED: NM PED spends millions on sole source contracts to out of state companies
PART ONE. The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) is spending millions of dollars on no…
Which was first, the legislator or the lobbyist? In one instance, apparently both.
We’re going to mix up the metaphors a bit. No, its, not a golden parachute,…
The pathway to a BETTER BUDGET …
“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in…
Taos Hospital Study Committee – Putting the ‘Community’ back into Community Hospital
The Taos Hospital Study Committee was created for all stakeholders: consumers, patients, the doctors, nurses…
Almost too ridiculous to be real …
Over the past few years hospital CEO’s having been striving to hypnotize the American public…
Is the Sun Quietly Setting on Oil & Gas? – Part one – 21st Century Solutions for NM.
(This is the first in a series about the need for New Mexico political leaders…
Augustin Plains Ranch: New Mexico’s Sequel to China Town?
UPDATE: The New Mexico Legislature will convene for it’s sixty day session in about ten more…
The Candle – Renews Coverage December 23, 2016!
The Candle – a place to find news and commentary on issues important to working…