The Line: Ethics Commission Legislation

October 5, 2018 – If the voters approve Constitutional Amendment 2 in November, New Mexico will get its first independent ethics commission.  Lawmakers and others are already at work drafting legislation to establish this oversight body, which may help bolster trust in state government if it is approved. Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss this possible legislation at look at other efforts to bring more transparency to New Mexico government.

Line Panelists:
Jeffrey Candelaria, Konnection Now & host on KKOB
Julie Ann Grimm, editor and publisher, Santa Fe Reporter
Sophie Martin, attorney
Rachel Sams, editor of Albuquerque Business First

Further Reading:
Appeals Court: Agencies can be forced to pay for incomplete record requests