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Watch the Sheryl Williams Stapleton blowup in all its fuzzy, grainy glory

The security video of Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton’s infamous rant at Rep. Nora Espinoza was released Monday (Jan. 30). Here it is. The security camera at the Roundhouse has no audio component so you...

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Lawyers get nearly $3 million from taxpayers in redistricting fight UPDATE:...

Judge Jim Hall presides over redistricting hearing, Santa Fe, 12/5/11 UPDATE: We received a call from the Legislative Council Service telling us the legal fees will actually be substantially more than...

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Should partisan political groups use Roundhouse facilties for meetings?...

Should a partisan political group use the State Capitol building — funded by taxpayers — for a training session? And if so, should they pay to use the facilities? Those are just a couple questions up...

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Democratic Party group won’t have to pick up security costs for candidates...

Emerge New Mexico, a group whose website describes itself as “dedicated to getting more Democratic women into elected office,” will use state capitol building for a training session on a Saturday in...

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Abusing the Roundhouse’s reimbursement policy? Two lawmakers say they’ve seen it

Legislative Council committee hearing, 9/25/12 Recent stories of a couple Roundhouse legislators receiving questionable payments charged to state taxpayers sparked discussion on Tuesday (Sept. 25),...

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What NM legislators earned in expenses in 2012

New Mexico may be the only state in the country that does not pay a salary to its state legislators but some of them make a decent amount in expenses. The Associated Press just published a list of the...

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“It’s up to me to decide if it’s public or not”– NM lawmakers challenge...

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE?: Some NM lawmakers say e-mails — even those sent on government sites — should be protected from open records requests. A committee hearing on a resolution determining how state...

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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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Have a look: Where your NM taxpayer money goes

New Mexico’s got a $5.9 billion annual budget. Want to know where it’s spent? Well, the majority of it goes to education. The annual review of the past legislative session in Santa Fe shows that...

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NM webcasting legislation moves along in committee

OPENING IT UP: Two pieces of legislation that would webcast and archive legislative hearings passed through a committee on Monday. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE – “Sometimes these...

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Who can be a sheriff in NM? Just about anybody

REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE: The New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association wants to pass legislation requiring county sheriffs to earn law enforcement certifications. By Rob Nikolewski │ New Mexico Watchdog SANTA FE,...

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