Sunlight is the best disinfectant

FOG statement on CYFD’s action to close special council meetings Sunlight is the best disinfectant – words from the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis that still ring true today – except it seems for a special council formed by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to address the dysfunctional Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD). Read More …

Judge finds LCS in violation of IPRA

The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) applauds the decision by New Mexico First Judicial Court Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood ruling the New Mexico Legislative Council Service (LCS) violated the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) by failing to fulfill a request from Ethics Watch for public records regarding the 2021 Junior Appropriations Act. Read More …

2023 Sunshine Week Accountability is key to every operation

by Gregory Williams, FOG Board Member and Former President Public officials and employees love transparency in the abstract.  In reality: not so much. Transparency in government is a crowd-pleasing election promise that gets set aside in practice.  It happens in part because openness takes effort.  It takes a daily commitment by public entities to provide Read More …

Six tapped for 2022 Dixon Award

Albuquerque, N.M. – The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (FOG) has chosen five New Mexicans as the recipients of its 2022 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Awards. The awards are annually presented to those New Mexicans who believe in government transparency at the state or local level – and who have made significant Read More …