The 2020 Legislature’s efforts to highlight transparency are outlined in this editorial from the Albuquerque Journal. Click here to head the entire editorial.

The New Mexico Court of Appeals on Jan. 31, 2020, confirmed a district court ruling that email addresses of applicants for hunting licenses are public records subject to disclosure under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). The case stems from a 2017 IPRA request made by former Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn to the Department Read More …

NMFOG President 2006 – 2007 The board of directors of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government is deeply saddened by the death of Rob Dean, 65, at his home in Santa Fe on Jan. 5, 2019. Rob was a longtime editor of the Santa Fe Mexican where he mentored a generation of journalists.  He Read More …

The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has elected four new members to its Board of Directors.  They are: Billie Blair of Santa Fe, Heather Ferguson of Albuquerque, Jessica Onsurez of Carlsbad and Kristelle Siarza of Albuquerque. Billie Blair is a consultant in media and marketing, previously serving as Associate Publisher and Editor of the Read More …

Susan Boe, a Santa Fe attorney and former executive director of Searchlight New Mexico, takes over the reins as president of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) on Jan. 1, 2020. She holds a degree in Science Journalism from Iowa State University and a J.D. from the University of Iowa.  She began her Read More …

SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO HEAR APPEAL IN SUNSHINE LAW CASE Albuquerque, N.M. – New Mexicans received an early holiday present this week as the New Mexico Supreme Court declined to review the strong Court of Appeals and District Court decisions in the NMFOG, ABQ Journal and Santa Fe New Mexican v. Corizon Health case enforcing Read More …

The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government thanks everyone who donated to us on Giving Tuesday. Every little bit helps. We are a lean organization run largely with the volunteer help of attorneys, business, media and other professionals committed to protecting the state’s open meetings and open records act. For 30 years we have been Read More …

“Lifting the FOG on Public Records Access” is the title for FOG’s 2019 Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar set for Dec. 4, 2019, at the Albuquerque Journal Auditorium, 7777 Jefferson St. NE, in Albuquerque, beginning at 9 a.m. Register here Cost $200 for members, $250 for nonmembers, $50 for students with a valid ID

It was standing ovations for two veteran New Mexico reporters honored with lifetime achievement awards at the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government’s 30th-anniversary celebration held in conjunction with the annual William S. Dixon First Amendment Luncheon on Oct. 2, 2019. Approximately 300 New Mexicans filled the main ballroom at the Marriott Uptown to honor Read More …

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