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Sen. Papen’s bill relates to NMPolitics.net’s pending lawsuit seeking city manager applications from the City of Las Cruces. I believe such job applications should be public. Continue Reading
Jeff Steinborn leaves the House this year to join the Senate. After securing approval of House archiving last year, he said he now plans to push for Senate archiving. Continue Reading
A staffer for U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce asserted last week that House Republicans weren’t trying to gut the independent agency that polices House ethics. Many NMPolitics.net readers balked at his claim. Continue Reading
New Mexico’s new Senate majority leader says he will work toward bipartisan cooperation, a more predictable schedule that enhances public access to the Senate’s work, and ethics reform. Continue Reading
Senators who wanted more time have gotten it. In the upcoming session there is no room for excuses. Continue Reading
News organizations, Democrats and others accused Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives this week of trying to “gut” the independent agency that polices House ethics. Continue Reading
If we can’t have complex policy discussions in public, we have little chance of addressing our state’s substantial problems and improving the lives of New Mexicans. Continue Reading
Just think what we could have saved if our local newspaper had asked hard questions and reported the answers along the way. Continue Reading
Excluding people from legislative hearings harms the public’s trust and voter turnout, said Heather Ferguson, the legislative director for the good-government group Common Cause New Mexico. Continue Reading
Objections to House Speaker Don Tripp’s decision to hear a bill to reinstate the death penalty after midnight on Thursday morning, with no notice to the pubic, fell on deaf ears. Continue Reading
The Las Cruces City Council never publicly named J.J. Murphy a finalist for its open city manager job, but the private company running the city’s search appears to have told Murphy he was a finalist earlier this year. Continue Reading
House Democrats accused the Republican leadership of keeping the public in the dark on legislation being considered. Continue Reading
Three Las Cruces city councilors are emphatic that they haven’t made a final decision on who will be the next city manager and didn’t violate the state’s Open Meetings Act. Continue Reading
There’s been no public vote of the City Council to select Stuart Ed. The N.M. Foundation for Open Government says if such a decision was made behind closed doors it violates the state’s Open Meetings Act. Continue Reading
Neither candidate deserves a transparency award. But a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows Clinton, when compared head-to-head with Trump, is the clear winner when it comes to making information available to the public. Continue Reading