On Tuesday, September 16, 2014, the Foundation for Open Government received a further response to the Inspection of Public Records Act (“IPRA”) request it filed last month with the Albuquerque Public School Board for the investigation report and related documents about  Superintendent Winston Brooks. On  August 25, APS public records custodian Rigo Chavez denied FOG’s Read More …

Representatives from five Latin American countries–Argentina, Costa Rica, Honduras, Peru and Paraguay–stopped in Santa Fe today (September 19) as part of their “transparency tour” through the United States. The visitors, which included journalists, a public official, an attorney and executives of NGOs, were part of the International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by the Bureau of Read More …

Over the past several months, a number of complaints and issues have arisen about when citizens can speak at public meetings.  New Mexico’s Open Meetings Act does not require public bodies to provide a forum for the public to participate, but once they do, First Amendment issues kick in. Of course, the best policy is Read More …

Albuquerque, NM – On Tuesday, September 9, a bipartisan group of business and community leaders, including Common Cause New Mexico and the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, announced the launch of the “We Are New Mexico Campaign,” a statewide effort to raise awareness of the influence of money in politics in New Mexico. What Read More …