{"id":81980,"date":"2015-09-08T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T19:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=81980"},"modified":"2015-09-08T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-08T19:17:45","slug":"august-update-engagement-climbs-but-we-need-to-grow-our-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2015\/09\/august-update-engagement-climbs-but-we-need-to-grow-our-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"August update: Engagement climbs but we need to grow our funding"},"content":{"rendered":"

More and more people are reading and engaging with NMPolitics.net. We need you to help support our\u00a0work!<\/p>\n

\"Heath<\/a>

Heath Haussamen<\/p><\/div>\n

In August, NMPolitics.net’s website had 25,755 visitors — up from 17,300 the month before. And people are continuing to engage. Our articles about criminal charges against Secretary of State Dianna Duran have been shared on Facebook<\/a> dozens of times. People have commented on them hundreds of times. My\u00a0column\u00a0about Las Crucens needing to come together following recent church bombings was also shared dozens of times<\/a>, as was\u00a0a story about\u00a0anger over\u00a0the EPA’s spill<\/a> of toxic waste into the Animas River.<\/p>\n

We led the way on several important stories in August. We brought you the most comprehensive coverage of the allegations against Duran<\/a>. We reported\u00a0on a potential conflict of interest involving State Auditor Tim Keller<\/a>. We wrote about the problems on the Navajo Nation resulting from the Animas River spill<\/a>. We\u00a0published a number of important stories related to taxes, transparency and public financing of elections in Las Cruces<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m excited about our growth and\u00a0the quality of the discussions we’re having. Thank you for valuing a news organization\u00a0devoted to<\/a> nonpartisan, hard-hitting, fair exploration of politics and government that\u00a0informs and engages.<\/p>\n