After a bumpy start, AG’s office addressing sunshine-law complaints
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FOG is encouraged that Balderas and his staff are addressing complaints about OMA and IPRA violations. Continue Reading
This attorney defended Duran and others charged with corruption. Here’s what she’s learned.
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Erlinda Ocampo Johnson doesn’t believe former Secretary of State Dianna Duran is a bad person. Continue Reading
Immigration saga leaves teen trapped in Mexico
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Marcos Valencia spends his days dreaming of going home to Indiana, where he grew up from age three. But in the eyes of the law, his home is the cartel-infested state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he was born. Continue Reading
Super PACs built a wall around Florida, and Trump destroyed it
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The Republican establishment’s ad blitz couldn’t rescue Marco Rubio, either. Continue Reading
It’s time for real transparency
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The message from The Rio Grande Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Board to officials who obstruct the process of truly transparent government is: The party is over. Continue Reading
5 things you should know about the FCC’s proposed privacy rules
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It stops Verizon’s zombie cookie in its tracks, but allows AT&T to keep charging customers extra if they want privacy. Continue Reading
To stop an attack upon America
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Our leaders in Washington must be clear that an attack on America with nuclear weapons will result in catastrophic damage to the nations that enabled that attack. Continue Reading
The Battle of Route 66 is being fought in Albuquerque
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Albuquerque Rapid Transit proposes to turn nine miles of Central Avenue — west from Louisiana Boulevard near the Sandia foothills to Coors Boulevard past the Rio Grande — into a more pedestrian-friendly route complete with dedicated bus lanes, widened sidewalks, energy-efficient LED lighting, signalized crosswalks, and canopied bus stops where medians now stand. Continue Reading
Hell hath no fury like a voter scorned
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This isn’t about Donald Trump. It is about a determined segment of the population that has had enough and will continue to storm the gates to overturn the bipartisan failure in national politics being passed off as government. Continue Reading
Lobbyists’ preferred candidate in GOP presidential race — Marco Rubio
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Professional influencers are lining up behind the struggling White House hopeful. Continue Reading
Remembering the women of Albuquerque’s mass femicides
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Dr. Irene Blea is one person who hasn’t forgotten about the unsolved killings of 11 women and girls found murdered on Albuquerque’s West Mesa in February 2009. Continue Reading
Recent legislative session casts shadow on Sunshine Week
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When officials resist reforms that would empower citizens with information about our government, we all suffer. Continue Reading
Voices from the border: Illegal crossings and deportations
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Every month, busloads of deported undocumented immigrants arrive at the southern border, returning to Mexico after serving prison time in the United States. Meanwhile, other migrants prepare to attempt illegal border crossings. Here are some of their voices. Continue Reading
Freedom of speech applies to everyone — even Donald Trump
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What the protesters who shut down Donald Trump’s Chicago rally failed to understand, and what Trump fails to practice, is that free speech is a two-way street. Continue Reading
Cruz picks up delegates before winner-take-all contests
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Ted Cruz is continuing to pick up delegates in the lead-up to the high-stakes nominating contests Tuesday that could knock two of his Republican rivals out of the race for the White House. Continue Reading