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Otero County commissioners sit at a dais during a public meeting, with nameplates visible and state and U.S. flags behind them.
Transparency

NMDOJ says Otero County broke the law when it met to extend immigrant detention contract

The New Mexico Department of Justice says Otero County violated the Open Meetings Act when it approved an extension of an ICE detention contract during an emergency meeting.

Patrick Lohmann
Organ Mountain News + Listening Post Collective graphic with people meeting outdoors.
Organ Mountain News

Listening Post Collective grant helps OMN strengthen community-centered reporting

Organ Mountain News has received a $20,000 grant from the Listening Post Collective, supported by national foundations. The funding allows OMN to focus on listening and responding to the unmet information needs of southern New Mexico communities.

Damien Willis
How and why I launched Organ Mountain News
Transparency

How and why I launched Organ Mountain News

After leaving the Las Cruces Sun-News, Damien Willis launched Organ Mountain News to restore essential coverage in southern New Mexico β€” without a paywall, and without strings attached.

Damien Willis
Lujan Grisham nixes lobbying transparency bill
Politics

Lujan Grisham nixes lobbying transparency bill

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham vetoed a bill that would have increased transparency around lobbying in New Mexico. Lawmakers say her decision protects the status quo and leaves the public in the dark.

Marjorie Childress
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