FOG to Bootcamp Training Program 1/31/2003
FOG has expanded its Bootcamp Training Program and our next free course is set for Tuesday, January 31, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. FOG offers a free course to provide guidance on compliance with the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA). These open government “Bootcamp” presentations reinforce the important Read More …
FOG receives $5,000 from SF Community Foundation
The Santa Fe Community Foundation has announced $445,000 in grants to 38 nonprofits in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, San Miguel and Mora counties as a part of its 2022 fall grants cycle, including the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. “This year’s grantees have listened and responded to both ongoing and emerging community needs with Read More …
Release Of Rio Rancho Records – Unnecessary Legal Fight
The release of public records by the city of Rio Rancho Wednesday concerning the death of a two-year-old in December in Rio Rancho ended a legal fight “that didn’t need to happen,” said Kathi Bearden, president of the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. The Santa Fe New Mexican, NMFOG and other media outlets filed Read More …
Good Government Policy Officer
Do you know someone who is a good government leader? The Thornburg Foundation is seeking a Good Government Policy Officer to lead their efforts to support more transparent, responsive government in New Mexico and to join our team of professionals. They are seeking a dynamic, experienced leader to oversee a $1 million annual grant portfolio Read More …
Santa Fe Native Melissa Segura To Keynote Dixon Awards
Buy tickets here She’s a Santa Fe native and investigative reporter focusing on the intersections of race, class and justice. She’s covered Major League Baseball for Sports Illustrated and is a senior writer at BuzzFeed News. Now, Melissa Segura will be the keynote speaker for the 2022 William S. Dixon First Amendment Awards luncheon on 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 …
Freedom of the Press — Key to Democracy
The mission of the New Mexico Foundation of Open Government (NMFOG) includes advocating, educating and litigating to help New Mexicans vindicate their rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution. Freedom of the press is one of the hallmarks of American democracy and enshrined as one of the five freedoms in the First Amendment – Read More …
POSTPONED: The FOG CLE will return late this fall
Unfortunately, we have postponed the planned Continuing Legal Education seminar that was to be held June 8 in Albuquerque. We will be back with an even more robust program and agenda this fall. Additionally, we plan to offer both an in-person and remote option for the training. Registrants will receive additional information via email and Read More …
FOG is now hiring a Legal Director!
FOG seeks a full-time legal director to fulfill FOG’s mission to educate, advocate and litigate to advance open government throughout the state of New Mexico.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop a strategy for selecting and pursuing lawsuits that will advance FOG’s mission, which includes enforcing and protecting the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), Open Meetings Act (OMA), and The First Amendment. Identify and litigate cases from initial filing through the appellate process, including amicus briefing, which further FOG’s law reform and enforcement.
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Searchlight New Mexico wins News Leaders Association First Amendment Award
FOG commends and congratulates Ed Williams of Searchlight New Mexico on this well-deserved recognition! FOG was involved last year in aiding Searchlight New Mexico’s investigation exposing the state’s Children’s Youth and Families Department’s use of Signal, a secure communication app, and has set chats to automatically delete. Once deleted, virtually no trace of a Signal Read More …