After spaceport leases released, NMPolitics.net settles lawsuit
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The Spaceport Authority admitted no wrongdoing in its handling of my public records requests but agreed to pay $60,000. Continue Reading
Lawmakers, let people see how you’re spending their money
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New Mexico won’t improve until we reject our government’s culture of corruption. Continue Reading
Donors, spending for governor’s inauguration detailed
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Organizers of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s inauguration spent more than $700,000 on last month’s festivities. Continue Reading
Capital outlay and earmarking should be transparent, equal
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Accounting for individual earmarking and capital outlay isn’t always transparent, but it should be. Continue Reading
Bill would raise cost to access electronic public records
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Another bill would give people wrongfully accused of crimes or convicted of nonviolent crimes the right to petition to have those records expunged. Continue Reading
Governor signs lobbyist disclosure bill, others Martinez had vetoed
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In signing the bills during a single morning, Lujan Grisham sought to show that the gridlock from the Martinez administration had eased. Continue Reading
Lawmaker tables own privacy bill amid sharp criticisms
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Rep. Andrea Romero’s bill would have fined private companies if they did not remove “damaging” or “excessive” information about people from their websites. Continue Reading
Lawmakers continue fight for transparency
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Each year, a small group of lawmakers doggedly push for improvements in the state’s disclosure laws related to campaign finance, lobbying, and discretionary infrastructure money available to lawmakers. Continue Reading
Q&A: Lujan Grisham pledges to ‘produce results’ for New Mexicans
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The governor-elect says she will be ‘a fighter and independent thinker’ who will work to ‘forever transform our state.’ Continue Reading
Next governor can lead by example on transparency issues
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Both gubernatorial candidates have said transparency plays an important role in state government. But so did Susana Martinez when she first ran for governor in 2010. Continue Reading
Spaceport gets lawyer, responds to NMPolitics.net’s lawsuit
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The N.M. Spaceport Authority has finally hired an attorney and responded to NMPolitics.net’s lawsuit alleging violations of the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act. Continue Reading
Spaceport releases some new info but ignores NMPolitics.net’s lawsuit
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The N.M. Spaceport Authority is continuing to flagrantly disregard the public’s right to know. This can’t be allowed. Continue Reading
New website aims to help you learn about dark money in NM
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The website pulls together information from campaign finance data, tax records, nonprofit filings, TV ad buys and elsewhere. Continue Reading
Secrecy in NM federal courts goes deeper than documents, defense lawyers say
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A new filing indicates the practice of secrecy at New Mexico federal courts includes improperly closing off court proceedings from the public. Continue Reading
Improperly Sealed: Lawyers, not judges, selecting which NM fed court documents stay secret
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The practice is an apparent violation of the U.S. District Court of New Mexico’s own rules. Continue Reading