Mayor’s office quiet on suspending 'safe outdoor spaces' homeless plan

Mayor’s office quiet on suspending 'safe outdoor spaces' homeless plan

Neither Mayor Tim Keller’s office nor the city’s Planning Department responded to a request from the New Mexico Sun on the possible suspension of applications for safe outdoor spaces (SOS), tent encampments for the homeless approved by City Council on a 5-4 vote on June 6.


Funding for proposed homeless camps 'up in the air'

Funding for proposed homeless camps 'up in the air'

The backers of a controversial plan to establish tent sites for the city’s widespread and growing homeless problem have yet to secure a funding source to underwrite the “safe outdoor spaces” plan


VRF lawsuit: Public access to non-confidential voter information at 'zenith of First Amendment protection'

VRF lawsuit: Public access to non-confidential voter information at 'zenith of First Amendment protection'

A federal lawsuit seeking greater transparency in New Mexico’s voter rolls cites the prohibitive cost to gain access to the rolls, and a vague state law that restricts how the information can be used.In its complaint filed in U.S.


Lott: 'Voters should be able to see that the number of people listed as having voted on registration rolls matches the number of ballots certified as cast'

Lott: 'Voters should be able to see that the number of people listed as having voted on registration rolls matches the number of ballots certified as cast'

For John Lott, public access to voter rolls is a simple, common sense way of ensuring transparent, honest elections.


GOP gubernatorial candidate Dow backs federal lawsuit on voter roll transparency: average New Mexican getting “shut out”

GOP gubernatorial candidate Dow backs federal lawsuit on voter roll transparency: average New Mexican getting “shut out”

State Rep. Rebecca Dow (R-Truth or Consequences), a Republican candidate for governor, has come out in support of a federal lawsuit brought by a voter integrity group seeking permission to show the public the state’s voter rolls.Dow said that under Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, whose office maintains the rolls, the rolls are accessible only to those willing and able to pay a costly fee to gain access, even though taxpayers fund them.