/tags/transparency Transparency en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:55:30 GMT /local-news/2023-03-16/legislature-passes-bill-requiring-more-transparency-in-budget-process As we near the end of the legislative session in Santa Fe, we’re also in the middle of Sunshine Week. That’s a national initiative by the News Leaders Association to educate the public about the importance of open government and the dangers of hidden agendas. A bill that passed Thursday is trying to do just that. Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:55:30 GMT /local-news/2023-03-16/legislature-passes-bill-requiring-more-transparency-in-budget-process Jeanette DeDios /public-affairs/2021-08-12/how-virgin-galactic-controlled-press-coverage-of-launch New Mexico taxpayers have invested over $225 million into Spaceport America and after many years of waiting, they finally saw Virgin Galactic CEO Richard… Fri, 13 Aug 2021 03:19:59 GMT /public-affairs/2021-08-12/how-virgin-galactic-controlled-press-coverage-of-launch Megan Kamerick /public-affairs/2021-02-05/journalist-explores-role-of-lobbyists-in-legislature With pandemic restrictions at the Roundhouse this year, lobbyists have found themselves on the outside of a process in which they’re often the ultimate… Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:25:56 GMT /public-affairs/2021-02-05/journalist-explores-role-of-lobbyists-in-legislature New Mexico PBS /local-news/2020-08-23/no-more-normal-this-will-be-on-the-exam In the old days—like last year—mid-August was a time when students prepared to get back to class. A time to reconnect with friends and compare summer… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:20:43 GMT /local-news/2020-08-23/no-more-normal-this-will-be-on-the-exam Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-08-02/no-more-normal-the-streets-are-hot In the last weeks of July, we saw high temperatures across the country. The streets heated up, and we’re not talking about the weather. We’re talking… Sun, 02 Aug 2020 23:35:10 GMT /local-news/2020-08-02/no-more-normal-the-streets-are-hot Marisa Demarco, Khalil Ekulona /local-news/2020-06-19/tech-problems-during-closed-special-session-raise-transparency-concerns The New Mexico Legislature encountered many technical hurdles during its first day of the emergency special session called to patch up a budget thrashed… Sat, 20 Jun 2020 02:52:44 GMT /local-news/2020-06-19/tech-problems-during-closed-special-session-raise-transparency-concerns Nash Jones, Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2020-02-18/your-nm-gov-ep-22-with-julia-goldberg Julia Goldberg from The Santa Fe Reporter joins the show to talk about benefit corporations and HB118. Benefit corporations are a new positive trend in… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:53:16 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-18/your-nm-gov-ep-22-with-julia-goldberg Khalil Ekulona /kunm-news-update/2020-02-17/your-nm-gov-ep-21-with-matt-grubs Matt Grubs from New Mexico PBS joins the program to talk about Senate Joint Resolution 7. What is SJ7? If it passes it would pave the way for New Mexico… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 01:31:15 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-17/your-nm-gov-ep-21-with-matt-grubs Khalil Ekulona /news/2020-02-07/senators-threaten-press-freedom-by-kicking-reporter-out-of-committee-meeting New Mexico Senators asked a local news reporter to leave a committee meeting Thursday at the Roundhouse, citing a Senate rule that bars recording these… Sat, 08 Feb 2020 02:48:34 GMT /news/2020-02-07/senators-threaten-press-freedom-by-kicking-reporter-out-of-committee-meeting Hannah Colton, Nash Jones /kunm-news-update/2020-02-04/your-nm-gov-ep-12-with-kaveh-mowahed Kaveh Mowahed comes into the studio to talk about lobbyists and ethics. The New Mexico Ethics Watch commission just released a report. (Check it out… Wed, 05 Feb 2020 01:50:14 GMT /kunm-news-update/2020-02-04/your-nm-gov-ep-12-with-kaveh-mowahed Khalil Ekulona