I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
Two bills focused on government accountability passed the Senate in the early hours of Thursday morning as the clock wound down on the 2010 legislative session.
SB 44/211, Governmental Conduct for All State Entities, and HB 165, the Whistleblower Protection Act passed unanimously, both bills having been scrutinized, amended and substituted for in committees earlier in the session.
By laying out specific prohibitions for government employees SB 44/211 clarifies what can and cannot be done by workers. Provisions include “officer or employees disclose their substantial interest through public notice and the contract must be awarded through competitive bidding.”
The Whistleblower Protection Act protects employees who chose not to engage in, take action against, or object to activities the employee feels is wrong from retaliation by employers. HB 165 came to prominence with the Frank Foy lawsuit, in which Foy, a former investment officer, sued due to a 2006 loss of $90 million.
