ethics commission

State ethics commissions tasked with investigating lawmakers for bad behavior are in a tricky position when they have to ask those same lawmakers for…

Last year’s State Ethics Commission Act allowed New Mexico to join the 46 states that have similar independent good government panels. The State Ethics…

Let's Talk New Mexico 3/14 8a: The 2019 state legislative session ends this weekend and lawmakers have been busy. Background checks for gun sales,…

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…

These are some of the major ethics and transparency measures that flew or floundered during this year's 60-day legislative session.Public Accountability…

A House committee in Santa Fe unanimously passed a measure Thursday that would create an independent state ethics commission.Public support for an ethics…

Polls show New Mexicans believe their government is corrupt. State lawmakers say that while there may be a few bad apples, the system we have is…

KUNM Call In Show Thu. 2/25 8a: State legislators passed a budget, created a REAL-ID driver's license fix, cracked down on DWI and child porn and advanced…

The state Senate halted an attempt to create an ethics commission on Tuesday that would have overseen the legislative and executive branches.Members of…