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The decisions that close public meetings and secret public records must be made impartially and according to the spirit of the law, not by politicians and public servants with conflicting interests. Continue Reading
Lawmakers have held a series of private committee and subcommittee meetings over the last two weeks to discuss how to allocate more than $6 billion in state money, without the public scrutiny that comes with most committee hearings. Continue Reading
I want the citizens of this county to know that I admit my mistake – a violation of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act – and I apologize. Continue Reading
The N.M. Foundation for Open Government announced Friday evening that Pat Rogers had resigned from its board of directors. Click on the headline to read his resignation letter. Continue Reading
The N.M. Foundation for Open Government plans to meet with Pat Rogers to discuss his membership on the group’s board of directors. Continue Reading
Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education Member Martin Esquivel has decided to use an official APS e-mail account for communication with constituents. Continue Reading
Two situations that have recently made headlines show how sought-after teachers’ personal information is. Teachers, like the students they work so hard to educate, are caught in the middle of a war. Continue Reading
VIDEO: The controversy over using of private e-mail to conduct public business continues, and among the news is a revelation that the previous two governors avoided using public e-mail accounts. Continue Reading
Whether personal e-mail accounts should be used for public business and whether such e-mails are public record are issues that beg for clarity. I’d accept a legislative solution or, if anyone wants to take this issue to court, a judicial solution. Continue Reading
The Santa Fe Reporter is out with a new article that examines the debate over whether e-mails sent to and from state legislators’ personal e-mail accounts that discuss public business are public record. Continue Reading
Public e-mail accounts are undoubtedly subject to the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act. Continue Reading
Pat Rogers has spent much of his legal career fighting for government transparency, but his recent actions helped create the appearance that the Martinez administration’s controversial contract with the Downs at Albuquerque was an insider deal. Continue Reading
Susana Martinez promised to do things differently. Continue Reading
The governor’s spokesman says the FBI is investigating the theft of the e-mails that resulted in their public release. Continue Reading
The special audit of Sunland Park released Monday includes findings related to Andrew Moralez and Joseph Cervantes. Both say they were trying to clean up the government in the scandal-plagued city. Continue Reading