Watch the 2021 Dixon Awards here at noon Oct. 7
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Majors named interim NMFOG executive director
The Board of Directors of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) today announced that Melanie J. Majors will become NMFOG’s interim executive director. She replaces Peter St. Cyr, who was named executive director in late 2016. A longtime advocate for open government, Mr. St. Cyr plans to continue to work in the public’s Read More …
Foundation Hires Veteran Journalist As Executive Director
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) announced Thursday that it has hired Peter St. Cyr as its executive director, effective January 1, 2017. “FOG’s board is delighted to have Peter as our executive director,” said Greg Williams, president of the FOG Board of Directors. “Peter has a real passion for open government in New Read More …
Don’t Stop the Presses: An evening to celebrate free speech
Join us Monday, August 24 at 7 p.m. at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe! From Charlie Hebdo in Paris to the Rio Grande Sun here in Northern New Mexico, the press and free speech are under attack. Join with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, the New Mexico Press Association and The Santa Fe New Mexican by sponsoring Read More …
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Transparency and the 2015 Legislative Session
Although the sun was at high noon when it ended, the 2015 Legislative Session won’t be remembered as the Sunshine Session. Cue the theme song from Sergio Leone’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” for a look at the 60 day term in the light of transparency. Proceedings started on a high and good Read More …
Police, Public and Press: Shining a Light on Officer Shootings
The NMSU Library, NMSU Department of Journalism & Mass Communications, and NMSU Alumnus Tim Parker are presenting “Police, Public and Press: Shining Light on Officer Shootings.” The event, held on Thursday, April 2, 2015, will commemorate Sunshine Week, which celebrates the public’s access to information, open records, and open government. It will begin at 5 Read More …
New Mexico 35th in Online Access to Government Spending Data
U.S. PIRG released a report yesterday ranking and grading states on online budgetary transparency. New Mexico faired better than some, but shows plenty of room for improvement, receiving a ‘C+’ and a score of 77 out of a possible 100. FOLLOWING THE MONEY 2015: “Every year, state governments spend hundreds of billions of dollars through Read More …
Don’t put our sunshine laws in the shade
Elected officials and candidates love to proclaim themselves to be “pro-open government.” That’s a little like being “pro-education” or “pro-family.” The sentiment is nice and sounds great in a speech, but can mean little in reality. Sunshine Week is March 15-21. This national initiative is designed to bring better awareness of the importance of open Read More …
FOG issues statement about replacement process for Sen. Griego
This afternoon, the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government issued the following statement in regard to the process for selecting a replacement for Sen. Phil Griego, who resigned yesterday from the New Mexico Senate: FOG urges all counties involved with nominating candidates for the vacant seat in State Senate District 39 to follow the requirements Read More …
UPDATED: Public Comment Bill Moves to House Floor
UPDATE (03/13/15): House Bill 378 to require the opportunity for public comment in public meetings received a “do pass” from the House Judiciary Committee and will advance to the House floor for a vote. With only a week remaining in the session, amendments to the bill are still pending for debate and time is of Read More …