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Dossier · Organization
The Candle
An investigative outlet on New Mexico state government that reported the Apaluma contract mechanics; its editor is also a pro se intervenor in the air-permit hearing.
At a glance
- Kind
- News organization
- Role in the project
- Press
- Key people
- Bruce Wetherbee
- Verification
- confirmed — Two independent accounts agree
- In the record
- 2 sources · 1 connections · 0 dated entries
- Record id
- PJO107
Key facts
- Edited by Bruce Wetherbee, who is also a pro se intervenor in the air-permit hearing.
- Reported the no-bid NMED contracts to Apaluma, worth about $1.4 million.[1]
- Reported the Apaluma promo video featuring NMED Secretary Kenney and its later removal.
- Reported the State Investment Council's likely indirect exposure to Apaluma.[2]
The record
The small outlet doing the document work: internal NMED emails, contract amendments, the vanished promo video, the state investment fund's exposure. Its editor didn't stop at reporting — he intervened in the permit hearing itself.
Relationships · 1
In the Watch · 2
Sources · 2
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