Former Democratic House Leader Rick Miera running for Lt. Governor?
Former Democratic House Majority Leader Rick Miera, a lifelong friend of progressive causes and…
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House Labor Committee to hold Saturday hearing on RTW and P3’s.
Two House bills which are anathema to the organized labor community are scheduled to be…
NM House gets Happy Meals … but it’s rations for working folks.
Stateline: 5:57:47 PM, Wednesday, February 22, 2017, the New Mexico Roundhouse: As the House started…
Hey Kid, you wait behind the Oil guys.
Remember latchkey kids? That’s a term used back in the day for kids who came…
Dems’ Flat Budget a failure. Balancing a budget is not enough.
What difference did it make having the Democrats take over the New Mexico House of…
Tax Reform? Interesting Saturday House Taxation Committee Meeting
The House Taxation Committee will hold a hearing this morning, Saturday, February 18, 2017 to…
NM finally tops a nationwide list! Oops, not so fast.
While New Mexico is dying to get to the top of almost any list assessing…
Update on ‘better budget’ proposal …
On Thursday, The Candle announced we would post a story with a link to an…
House Dems come with an initial revenue plan …
On Thursday afternoon, Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives, revealed just how desperately…
A budget proposal from the people …
For weeks The Candle has interviewed various individuals who have advocated for a state budget and a…
New Mexico Still One of Worst States for Business …
While the legislature and the governor of New Mexico prepare an austere budget for the…
Empty promises? So far, no evidence to the contrary.
So another revenue reform proposal from the Republicans has been advanced through the media, and…
Advocates wonder: Is this their (Grand)Father’s Democratic Party? – Dems to cut foodstamps.
Just when it looked like they might be taking the lead and addressing the needs…
For progressives, the problem ain’t the Republicans, or Governor Martinez … it’s the Democrats.
It would be generous to describe the Democratic leadership in New Mexico’s legislature as Dems-lite….
Is Right to Work rearing it’s ugly head in a proposal for revenue increases?
There is a rumor about a grand deal – a grand bargain, being pushed by…