2 Job Openings At KOAT

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT:  KOAT-TV has an opening for a Production Assistant. We are looking for an energetic team player who understands the flexible schedule that the broadcast industry requires to join our production crew. This person will be responsible for operating cameras, teleprompter, audio-board, graphics and video equipment; as related to Read more

Bill Could Obstruct Public’s View Of Law Enforcement

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

Apply For Access To Digitized Court Files

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

Measure Would Weaken Whistleblower Protection

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