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
HB 58: Score=8 Sponsors: Reps. Nate Gentry (R-Bernalillo), Linda Trujillo (D-Santa Fe), Tomás Salazar (D-San Miguel) and Daniel Ivey-Soto (D-Bernalillo) Problems: The bill includes a “secret sunset” for regulations. That is, an automatic sunset for all regulations every 12 years. Our read is that literally any state regulation could undergo Read more
The Rio Grande Chapter of SPJ hosts a hangout for journalists to compare notes on access to officials, agencies and public records. At our last gathering in Santa Fe, we drafted a list of questions for political candidates during this and every election cycle. It was a long list, and members of the Read more
Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. Second Street Brewery (1814 2nd St, Santa Fe, 87505) In 2013, the Santa Fe Reporter filed a lawsuit alleging that Gov. Susana Martinez retaliated against the newspaper because the administration disliked the tone of its content. The governor refused to respond to press inquiries Read more
SPJ Rio Grande is holding an IPRA Wednesday event on Sept. 21 at the Second Street Brewery (1814 Second St., Santa Fe) at 6:15 p.m. Attorneys Kate Murray and Dan Yolahem and the Santa Fe Reporter’s Julie Ann Grimm will be talking about SFR’s case against the governor. They’re going Read more
Our Rio Grande Chapter has been singled out for a Small Circle of Excellence Award from SPJ Headquarters for our efforts around Freedom of Information Act and First Amendment issues. Woot! The awards recognize outstanding work in First Amendment/Freedom of Information, professional development, chapter communications, diversity and campus relations. The Read more