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 …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has signed a statement with 132 organizations, representing diverse constituencies and political ideologies, in signing a statement all agreeing democracy and democratic practices should not be obstructed in the interest of streamlining deliberations and decision making by our governing bodies in this time of crisis. The National Freedom of Read More …
The Office of the New Mexico Attorney General has issued guidelines about the Inspection of Public Records Act and the Open Meetings Act during the current health emergency. See the details here.
Democracy depends on a transparent government, yet despite the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA) — laws ensuring the public’s right to learn about their government through access to public records and public meetings — some government officials still regularly ignore the law. As the nation celebrates Read More …
Openness and Transparency Advisory Like you, we were saddened that COVID-19 was detected in New Mexico. However, we want you to know that the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has obtained some answers to questions about government openness and transparency during this public health emergency. FOG asked the Attorney General’s office if there is Read More …
While the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) appreciates Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s public expressions of support for transparency in government, only time will tell whether courts will construe the problematic provisions of House Bill 364 in the way the governor would like them construed or in the way they’re actually written. FOG urges Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) sent a letter to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Monday, March 2, 2020, asking her to veto House Bill 364, Public Sector Collective Bargaining Changes as FOG believes this bill would deny the citizens of New Mexico access to public information about how their taxpayer dollars are being Read More …
The 2020 Legislature’s efforts to highlight transparency are outlined in this editorial from the Albuquerque Journal. Click here to head the entire editorial.