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Cutting Down the Golden Parachute

January 17, 2025
Two men in suits stand side by side in front of blue curtains, both looking at the camera.

1.17.2025 – Searchlight New Mexico’s Joshua Bowling sits down with state Attorney General Raúl Torrez to talk about the lawsuit over a $1.9 million buyout for Western New Mexico University’s outgoing president, Joseph Shepard. Bowling broke the story of lavish spending and other possible misconduct at the school in 2023. This week, he asks Torrez…

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The Line: UNM Regents

February 14, 2019
1144 UNM Transparency Concerns

February 15, 2019 – The University of New Mexico’s Board of Regents looks very different than it did a week ago. That’s because new Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed five new members to the Board this week, leaving President Robert Doughty and Vice President Marron Lee as the only holdovers from the Susana Martinez administration.…

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