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Skandera confirmation hearing still not finished
STILL NO VOTE: The Senate Rules Committee did not vote on the confirmation of Hanna Skandera as secretary of education on Saturday, 3/9/13. In what has become one of the most drawn-out confirmation...
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Exemption for Legislature for e-mails heads to Senate
AN END RUN? The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a resolution carving out an exemption for legislators when it comes to e-mails on government accounts. Update 3/12: On Tuesday, the Senate...
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AG to Legislature looking for e-mail exemption: Good luck with that
BLOCKING SUNSHINE? Open government advocates fear the Legislature is trying an end-run around releasing public e-mails. Photo of ceiling of NM state capitol. New Mexico’s attorney general Gary King...
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Lawsuit against New Mexico PBS station over alleged fake documentary still up...
SIX YEARS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION: A controversial program that aired on the PBS station in Albuquerque in 2007 is still the the subject of a lawsuit in New Mexico state court. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
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Lawsuit continues against Albuquerque PBS station
By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE — A long-running court case surrounding an alleged fake documentary that aired on New Mexico’s largest Public Broadcasting System affiliate will...
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Three cops in NM’s infamous anal cavity search case still on the job
STILL ON THE JOB: At least three officers involved in a series of anal cavity searches of a New Mexico man suspected of carrying drugs are still on the force, despite a $1.6 million settlement in the...
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Six months after NM cavity search case, half the cops still on job
STILL ON THE JOB: Two members of the Deming, N.M., police department and one member of the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office cited in a $1.6 million lawsuit are still on the job. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
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Rolling through a town near you: Cops driving mine-resistant vehicles
MRAP NATION: Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles like this one in New Mexico are quickly moving from the battlefield into the hands of local law enforcement agencies. By Rob Nikolewski │ New...
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Albuquerque school boss gets $350,000 buyout, taxpayers don’t get answers
GOLDEN PARACHUTE: Winston Brooks resigned as the head of the Albuquerque Public Schools and received a $350,000 buyout. But taxpayers have not been told why he’s leaving. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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Still no word why Albuquerque school boss received a $350,000 settlement
MUM’S THE WORD: Winston Brooks resigned as the head of the Albuquerque Public Schools and received a $350,000 buyout. But taxpayers have not been told why he’s leaving. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico...
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