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Democratic fundraiser vows to run strong campaign against Ivey-Soto

Heather Berghmans is the second to announce a challenge to the Albuquerque Democrat embattled over charges of sexual harassment and other inappropriate behavior by several women.

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Senate candidate helped animals, roughed up bureaucrats

Animal welfare activist Marcy Britton is seeking the 2024 Democratic nomination in state Senate District 15 in Albuquerque s Northeast Heights.

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High-tier enforcers also break public records law

What happens when an attorney general withholds records that should be publicly accessible? The short answer is a costly mess.

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Insurance is covering some public records violations

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Local and state government agencies paid more than $1.2 million in penalties and legal fees in 2019 for failing to follow the state’s Inspection of Public Records Act, according to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. But some of those legal fees and some of the penalties didn’t come out of the local government or state agency budgets. Instead, they were covered by insurance – something that has open government advocates concerned. “By covering the costs for withholding documents, insurance gives those entities no incentive to comply with the law,” Santa Fe attorney Daniel Yohalem said in an interview. “They are withholding too many records because they figure the cost is free.”

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Insurance is covering some New Mexico public records violations

Insurance is covering some New Mexico public records violations Mike Gallagher, Albuquerque Journal © Maximusnd, Getty Images/iStockphoto Stock image. ALBUQUERQUE - Local and state government agencies paid more than $1.2 million in penalties and legal fees in 2019 for failing to follow the state s Inspection of Public Records Act, according to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. But some of those legal fees and some of the penalties didn t come out of the local government or state agency budgets. Instead, they were covered by insurance something that has open government advocates concerned. By covering the costs for withholding documents, insurance gives those entities no incentive to comply with the law, Santa Fe attorney Daniel Yohalem said in an interview. They are withholding too many records because they figure the cost is free.

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