Attorney General Raúl Torrez Achieves Breakthrough Testimony and $3.3 Million Dollar Judgement
State Agency Press Release – From the Office of New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez…
Breaking News
State Auditor Exploring Courses of Action Relative to Inspector General Report of $168.6 Million in MCO Over-payments
After More Than a Year of Secrecy and Obscure Budget Maneuvering, the Health Care Authority…
NM Governor Gave $11,500 to $32,900 Raises to 15 Members of Her Inner Circle
While Denying 2,300 State Employees and More Than 5,000 DD Waiver Caregivers a Living Wage,…
State revenue projected to grow by $485 million for FY27 – $390 million available for special session needs
State Agency Press Release – From the Office of New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham…
Governor Provides $168 Million Windfall to Managed Care Organizations, Failing to Demand Return of Over-payments
Looks Like Governor Lujan Grisham’s Health Team Will Allow Manage Care Organizations to Pocket Ill-gotten…
Contingent of Democratic and Republican Legislators Join Oil and Gas Industry Effort to Overturn Produced Water Rule
Several New Mexico Legislators filed letters in support of an effort by the Water Access…
25 New Mexico Legislators Urge Water Quality Control Commission to Protect State Waters and Uphold Prior Decisions
State Legislators’ Press Release – From Members of the New Mexico House and Senate. “We…
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…
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…
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…