New Mexicans should be suspicious of secretary of state’s anti-privacy rulemaking
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Doug Nickle’s recent column is an example of Orwellian doublespeak at its best. Continue Reading
Media covers NMPolitics.net’s spaceport series
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Several news organizations have reported on NMPolitics.net’s recent investigative series on Spaceport America. Continue Reading
Cautious optimism about Spaceport America
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In spite of the hope I found, the public shouldn’t trust the spaceport without financial transparency. I won’t. Continue Reading
Statehouses, not Congress, hosting biggest political money fights
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Amid the various statehouse battles over political money, New Mexico is unique in its theatrics. Continue Reading
Watch KRWG’s TV forum on Spaceport America
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NMPolitics.net’s Heath Haussamen joined the televised discussion a week after we published his investigative series on Spaceport America. Continue Reading
Campaign reporting proposal creates necessary, nation-leading disclosure in NM
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The secretary of state’s proposed rules are a positive step toward rebuilding the public’s trust in government. Continue Reading
How much secrecy does Spaceport America need?
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The spaceport wants the ability to keep all sorts of information secret and is already shielding most companies’ rent payments from the public. Continue Reading
Transparency problems plague Spaceport America
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The N.M. Spaceport Authority has violated the state’s transparency laws several times this year, blocking or delaying public access to information about the spaceport. Continue Reading
Foundation’s argument for donor secrecy is laughable
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What the Rio Grande Foundation has done, through its actions, is prove why campaign finance and transparency laws are necessary. Continue Reading
Why the Rio Grande Foundation is suing Santa Fe
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We urge the city to recognize the right of nonprofits to express their views without punishing their donors. Continue Reading
Hobbs should keep webcasting commission meetings
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Though I wish we could pull out the party hats to celebrate the upcoming one-year anniversary of webcasting, our beloved portal to remotely watch government at work is already under threat of termination. Continue Reading
Dark money threatens democracy
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The secretary of state’s proposed rule is an important step. But it won’t solve the problem of dark money. Continue Reading
Secretary of state’s power grab on nonprofit privacy
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We should be cautious about proposals that restrict or chill charitable giving. Continue Reading
University fundraising orgs need transparency, public scrutiny
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There’s endless potential for abuse and corruption in our public universities’ secretive nonprofit fundraising foundations, as the University of New Mexico community is discovering. Continue Reading
Read Rep. Harper’s 430-page tax reform bill here
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Click on the headline to read the massive bill, which the public hadn’t seen before Wednesday. Continue Reading