The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) is now accepting nominations for the 2020 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award – given to those who believe in government transparency at the state or local level – and who have made significant contributions to casting sunshine (transparency) on government operations in New Mexico. (See Read More …
The New Mexico Commission for the Blind and the New Mexico Council for Purchasing from Persons with Disabilities will meet this week under a new resolution adopted to address the issue of how public bodies can balance the need to be open while conducting essential business during a time of public emergency. Working closely with Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government outlined its concerns about the public’s access to next week’s special session and reminded lawmakers that all sessions of each house of the Legislature be open to the public in a letter sent to the New Mexico Legislative Leadership today. The complete letter may be downloaded below.
by Morgan Smith, FOG member Back on November 7, 1972 Colorado’s voters passed Colorado Initiative 9, better known as the Colorado Sunshine Law, a citizen approved statute that requires that any state or local governmental body that meets to discuss public business or to take formal action do so in meetings that are open to Read More …
The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office has sided with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government determining the PERA Board of Trustees violated the Open Meetings Act at their meeting on May 29. The determination was outlined in a letter the Attorney General’s office sent a letter to the PERA Board of Trustees on Friday. Read More …
An attorney for the state’s Public Employee Retiree Association admitted the board violated the Open Meetings Act at its May meeting. The admission came in response to a compliant FOG filed with New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Wednesday. See the letter here In a letter addressed to the Attorney General, PERA Attorney John Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) filed a complaint with Attorney General Hector Balderas today claiming the PERA Board of Trustees violated the state’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) at their meeting on May 29, 2020. The meeting agenda for May 29, does list a item about the discussion and termination of withholding of Read More …
by Susan Boe The COVID-19 crisis has shown how quickly life can change. But it also has shown how much we need one another, that we are a community, looking out for one another, taking care of one another and being responsible for and to one another. Because of that commitment to our neighbors, we Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government sent a letter to Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber reminding the mayor that a rolling quorum is a violation of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act (OMA). During the current health emergency, FOG is determined that officials do not erode the liberties and freedoms that are at the Read More …
A new tip sheet is available from the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) to help everyone obtain records during the current health emergency. Click here to view the tip sheet. In New Mexico, Attorney General Hector Balderas issued guidance to public entities across the State of New Mexico regarding their ongoing obligations to comply with Read More …