The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) has officially kicked off a fundraising campaign aimed at strengthening the 31-year-old organization’s efforts to increase the public’s right to know. NMFOG’s goal is to raise $300,000 in “seed” money, which will pay for a dedicated attorney for two years as well as establishing a reserve fund Read More …
DataFest:ArtQuest – an effort to combine the public’s art with the public’s right to know in a local Hackathon event spread over two weekends in June – is now accepting individual and team registrations. The event is free, but registration is required. A full schedule of events, as well as the registration form, is available Read More …
By Kent Walz Transparency issues often focus on elected bodies and whether they follow the law governing public meetings, or executive agencies and whether they comply with statutes like the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. Important questions, to be sure. But a judicial system that is open and accessible to the public is Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) has filed an amicus brief (friend of court brief) urging the New Mexico Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court ruling protecting Santa Fe City police disciplinary records from release to the Santa Fe Reporter under the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA). NMFOG was joined Read More …
Second Judicial District Court Judge Nancy Franchini has determined the Albuquerque Public School District (APS) failed to turn over public records in a timely manner and did not adhere to statutory deadlines in its response to requests for documents related to former Superintendent Winston Books’ departure. The Judge has ordered APS to pay more than Read More …
Gov. Michelle Lujan-Grisham took the state in a positive direction on April 7, 2021, with the signing of House Bill 55, publication of capital outlay allocations, making New Mexico’s public infrastructure funding process transparent. House Bill 55 will reform the capital outlay process resulting in the production of a searchable list identifying the projects sponsored Read More …
DataFest:ArtQuest is the name of the FOG Hackathon, designed to promote creative problem solving, and increase the level of transparency and open government, set for June 12 and June 19. FOG and the City of Albuquerque Arts Department will host a two-weekend event. The first weekend participants will capture information about the city’s public art, Read More …
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government has sent a letter to Governor Lujan Grisham urging her to sign House Bill 55, Publication of Capital Outlay. The full letter is below.
All of my elementary aged grandchildren sleep with a nightlight because, like their parents a generation ago, they fear the dark. Although the flip of a switch can confirm that no monsters lurk in the shadows, better to keep a small light burning to cut through the darkness. What you cannot see fuels worry, distrust Read More …
House Bill 55, making New Mexico’s public infrastructure funding process transparent, passed the House State Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee today on a unanimous vote. The bill now goes to the full House for consideration. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) testified in the committee today in support of the bill sponsored Read More …