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 State of New Mexico now certified as Age-Friendly Employer
State Agency Press Release – From the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department and…
Investing with Purpose: Building New Mexico’s Future
State Agency Press Release – Guest Editorial From Senator Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas New Mexico’s…
Millions in Hidden, Extra Compensation for a Handful of Neurosurgeons, Exposes Severe Pay Disparity at UNM Hospital
More Than 2,100 Employees of the UNM Health System Made Less Than a Living Wage…
$22 Million in Extra Pay to Handful of Neurosurgeons Not Disclosed on UNM Sunshine Portal in Last Four Fiscal Years
Small Group of UNM Neurosurgeons “Primary Salary” Vastly Understates Their Actual Compensation – Including as…
Five hundred+ rural locations gain high-speed internet access
$6.8M federal funding connects previously unserved communities State Agency Press Release – From the Office…
Is UNM Throwing Another Neurosurgery Resident Under the Bus to Protect Highly Paid Faculty/Attending Doctors?
According to reports from sources at UNM’s Hospital, leadership of the School of Medicine (SOM)…
Hydrogen Isn’t the Future – It’s a Fossil Fuel Rebrand
Organization Press Release – From New Mexico No False Solutions By Alejandria Lyons, Coalition Coordinator,…
Gaslit by Their Employer: CWA Union Workers at NMDOH Fight for a Safe Workplace
NOTE: The Candle sent two emails to, and left two phone messages for, the New…
Appeal Pledged After Dismissal of Landmark New Mexico Oil, Gas Pollution Lawsuit
Organization Press Release – From the Center for Biological Diversity SANTA FE, N.M.— Plaintiffs pledged…
GOP Cuts to Food Assistance Would Hit Rural America Especially Hard
Originally Published by Stateline. “Stateline journalists illuminate the big challenges and policy trends that cross…
Three members named to the state’s Behavioral Health Executive Committee
State Agency Press Release – From the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts SANTA…
New Mexico Job Support Program Supports 38 Employees in May
EDD’s JTIP program awards 7 companies with job training funds State Agency Press Release –…
New National Hispanic Cultural Center curator brings diverse art experience to Center’s Visual Arts team
State Agency Press Release – From the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs Albuquerque, NM…
June shines a light on men’s health and preventative care
May 30, 2025 – Public Health – Awareness State Agency Press Release – From the…
Separate and Unequal – New Mexico Runs Two Tier System for DD Waiver Caregivers
The Los Lunas Community Program, a division of the State’s Department of Health, pays workers…