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A new Senate rule that may be aimed at trying to stop the governor’s webcasting not only infringes on the governor’s right to document what’s happening in legislative committees – it also led to me being inappropriately questioned on Thursday. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez is joining the webcasting revolution in Santa Fe by posting video of what her office calls “key” legislative committee hearings and of speeches she has given. Continue Reading
It is only reasonable that companies providing an essential public service like health insurance be required to clearly demonstrate the reasoning and numbers behind any rate increases. Continue Reading
The attorney general’s intervention on behalf of those seeking to gain access to former Gov. Bill Richardson’s office files should not have been necessary. Continue Reading
The New Mexico Legislature has taken huge steps in recent years to let the sun shine on its work through webcasting, but there’s more to be done. And it’s time that the other branches of government follow suit. Continue Reading
Public officials and employees must embrace the idea that providing the public with public records is an important and integral part of their jobs, and not an extra duty to be fulfilled only when it is convenient. Continue Reading
Gov. Susana Martinez has released to NMPolitics.net the financial disclosure forms she’s requiring from all cabinet secretaries in her administration. Continue Reading
There is no one of us more qualified to fix our schools than all of us. In particular, the 100,000 years of teaching experience in the APS have a right to a seat at the table where decisions are made. The people have a seat at that table as well. Continue Reading
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez’s historic victory and the end of Bill Richardson’s tenure are among NMPolitics.net’s picks for the top 10 political and government stories of 2010. Continue Reading
With the unveiling of the Sunshine Portal, people have easier access to financial information from state government than they ever have before. And New Mexico is now one of the states at the forefront of utilizing the Internet to provide such access to information. Continue Reading
Gov.-elect Susana Martinez’s “bold change” was supposed to include a “new level of transparency” not seen before in state government. In one of the first tests of that pledge, Martinez is coming up short. Continue Reading
Democrat Ray Powell was promising lots of transparency in the State Land Office as voters gave him the victory over Republican Matt Rush on Tuesday. Continue Reading
Matt Rush says it’s time for a younger generation to take the reins of state government. The Republican nominee for state commissioner of public lands is 36, and he says it’s time for his generation to “stand up” as New Mexico approaches its 100th anniversary in 2012. Continue Reading
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Diane Denish won’t reveal how much her husband, Herb Denish, has been paid as a lobbyist and consultant during her tenure as lieutenant governor. Continue Reading
UPDATED: Recent revelations about the chairman of the Educational Retirement Board raise a serious question – how many other members of these powerful boards in the Richardson/Denish administration had direct financial interests in taxpayer-funded deals they considered? Continue Reading