The National Newspaper Association on Saturday (Sept. 14) named the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle as the best weekly newspaper of its size in the United States. Read on Taos News second in its class.
Raton Comet joins award-winning papers
Lisa Morales
On Sept. 5, 2013, we published the first edition of the new Raton Comet. I am very pleased to bring local news, entertainment, features and sports coverage to the area after the closure of The Raton Range.
Adding a new publication to our newspaper group adds great value to the surrounding markets we already cover with shared pages in both the Sangre de Cristo Chronicle and Raton Comet. Keep Reading
Open government group sues for HSD audit release
The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government asked a District Court judge today to force the state Human Services Department and Attorney General's Office to release the controversial audit report used to justify a pay freeze for several behavior health care providers accused of fraud.
'Reporter' sues governor for open records laws violations
The weekly Santa Fe Reporter on Tuesday sued Gov. Susana Martinez, claiming violations of the state's open records laws.
The suit, filed in state district court in Santa Fe, also accused the governor -who campaigned for office promising transparency - of withholding public information as a means retaliation for negative stories.
Editor Julie Ann Grimm said in a news release, "We've filed this case because the Office of the Governor has repeatedly failed to comply with the state law. We can't just sit back and wait to see what happens next."
The suit cites seven instances, dating back to late 2011, in which Martinez's office failed to produce various documents sought by the paper.
Jay Miller quits NM politics column after 26 years
Ned Cantwell ncantwell@bajabb.com
Jay Miller is a quitter. After just 26 years and 7,200 columns, he's tacked a "Gone Fishing" sign on his Inside the Capitol column. Jock dads put a little football in their son's crib. Jay's daddy must have left a tiny typewriter.
The column has been a New Mexico institution since the 1940s and, as reported by Jay in his farewell, it was written in turn by Charlie Cullen, Fred Buckles, Bob Huber, Carroll Cagle and Fred McCaffrey. Taking over in 1987, Jay had the longest run of all. Keep reading
