corruption

A federal investigation has led to the suspensions of a handful of Albuquerque Police officers and a raid on the office of a prominent defense attorney. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman has dismissed more than 150 DWI cases since news of the federal raids broke.

University Showcase 11/22 Friday 8a: Professor Harry Van Buren was looking for a new adventure when he took a two-year leave from the Anderson School of…

For decades, legislators have repeatedly fumbled the creation of an ethics commission to stop government corruption. But voters demanded one…

Most other states around the country have some kind of watchdog agency in place to investigate politicians and other powerful people entrusted with public…

KUNM Call In Show 9/10 8a:New Mexico is once again grappling with accusations of corruption in state government. Secretary of State Dianna Duran was…

Long-time Democratic State Senator Phil Griego resigned while facing an ethics investigation. At issue is a real estate deal that Griego brokered for…

The state’s Whistleblower Protection Act went into effect in 2010 and since then the state has had to spend a lot more money dealing with lawsuits. A bill…

Most New Mexicans think their state government is full of bad apples. The problem is, it’s really hard to tell which ones are good for us—and which ones…