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 
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Releases Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Recommendation 
Nurses Demand Congress Act to Extend ACA Tax Credits 
New Mexico Urged to Crack Down on Oil Giants Driving Ozone Crisis 
Just Down the Road: New Investigative Reporting From The Candle 
How Delays and Bankruptcy Let a Nursing Home Chain Avoid Paying Settlements for Injuries and Deaths Governor and Legislators Value Movie Stars and Film Workers Way More Than Health Care Workers.
(Images above, left and right, from New Mexico Film Office.) As Movie Stars Make Millions,…
Energy Watchdog: Despite Amendment, Water Bill Leaves Door Open for “Treated” Fracking Water to Recharge Aquifers
Claims that reuse will only be authorized for “closed loop” projects, ignore NMED testimony that…
Last Year House Democrats Voted Against Increase in DD Waiver Funds – Hurting 1,266 of the Most Vulnerable Clients
New Mexico Democratic Leaders Turned Blind Eye to Mistreatment of Workers and Clients in DD…
UNM Health Sciences Center – Billions of Public Dollars Spent – Sketchy Accountability at SOM, and ‘Filthy’ CMD Research Labs
Why the Spending and Operations of UNM Health Sciences Needs a Forensic and Programmatic Deep…
UNM takes over the Roundhouse
Annual UNM Day at the State Capitol important for institutional initiatives (The Following was gathered…
UNMH Knew of Complaints Linking Misuse of Device to Harm, Including Death, of Numerous Patients – Part Three.
Late last summer, University of New Mexico medical professionals contacted The Candle expressing concerns about…
Supreme Court rules that anti-discrimination law applies to public schools and public universities
SANTA FE – Public schools and universities may be sued for discriminatory conduct under the…
Community Groups Seeking True Representative Government – Advance Path to a Paid Legislature
JOIN THEMODERNIZATIONMOVEMENT! – We deserve an effective, responsive, and reflective state legislature with adequate resources…
House Republican Caucus Welcomes Representative Mark Murphy to the Roundhouse
Newly appointed State Representative Mark Murphy, Chaves County – Photo courtesy of the New Mexico…
Common Cause New Mexico Outlines Priorities For 2025 Session
Once again, modernizing the state’s legislative by establishing an Independent Salary Commission for legislators is…
A Few Thoughts After Twenty-Five Years Half In and Half Out of Journalism
By Drew AltmanRepublished From: Originally Published by KFF – Beyond the Data on January 16,…
New Mexico Receives $17.1 Million from Biden-Harris Administration Awards in Homelessness Help Funding
Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide Grant awards represent…
New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Recommends $10.8 Billion Budget for FY 26
(The following is a press release from the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee.) On Wednesday,…
Serious Allegations of Harm to Patients by UNM Hospital Misuse of Medical Device in Neurosurgery Department – Part Two
Several UNM Neurosurgery Department Faculty, Attending Physicians, Mid-level Providers, & Learners Told The Candle that…
Jared Hembree Announces Resignation from New Mexico House of Representatives
Organization Press Release – From the New Mexico House Republicans Santa Fe, NM- State Representative…