SB 149: Score=3 Sponsor: Sen. Jacob Candelaria (D-Bernalillo) Problems: This bill would expand what the government can withhold from the public under the law enforcement exception to the Inspection of Public Records Act — perhaps the most broadly abused, most frequently misinterpreted exception in the state sunshine law. Its well-meaning intent Read more
A New Mexico Supreme Court ruling opens access to some members of the public, including the press, to digitized court cases in the Odyssey Case Management System “Secured Odyssey Public Access” (SOPA). Journalists must apply online for credentials to access the system: Application for Online Access to New Mexico Judiciary Secure Court Cases Read more
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SB 299: Score=6 Sponsor: Sen. Jacob Candelaria (D-Bernalillo) Problems: The bill would cut contractors from protections under the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act. It also makes vague references to “exhausting all administrative remedies” before someone can blow the whistle and makes it so there have to be “tangible changes” to someone’s employment Read more
SB 158: Score=7 Sponsor: Sen. Bill Tallman (D-Bernalillo) Problems: The bill would exempt from the Inspection of Public Records Act outgoing checks that haven’t yet been cleared by the bank. Only once the check clears the bank would an agency have to produce it as a public record. We don’t support Read more
The Associated Press seeks a temporary (2 year assignment) News Associate to join its West Region Desk in Phoenix, Ariz., a dynamic 24/7/365 operation that includes editors in text, photo, video and other multimedia who work as a team to ensure AP owns coverage of the day’s news in all Read more