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Albuquerque’s Motion to Quash: A New Low in Anti-Transparency Efforts

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date December 18, 2024
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This press release is also available as a PDF. ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) denounces the City of Albuquerque’s recent attempt to quash a valid subpoena aimed at obtaining crucial public records. Mayor Tim Keller and City Clerk Ethan Watson’s ongoing efforts to obstruct the release of a public records database—owned by the […]

Tags City of Albuquerque, Ethan Watson, Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), Mayor Tim Keller, Open Government, Tim Keller, Transparency

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SPPI Turns Up the Heat

SPPI Turns Up the Heat in SPPI v. Albuquerque and Watson, pushing for IPRA transparency and true open government accountability.

Subpoenas Issued in Battle for Albuquerque’s Hidden Public Records The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is turning up the heat in its lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque and City Clerk Ethan Watson by issuing a subpoena to CivicPlus/NextRequest. This subpoena demands access to the city’s public records management database, hosted on the NextRequest platform, […]

Tags CivicPlus, Databse, Ethan Watson, Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), Mayor Tim Keller, New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG), NextRequest, Open Government, Transparency

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Update on SPPI’s Public Records Case Against Arizona’s Mesa Public Schools

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 28, 2024
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SPPI’s hearing against Mesa Public Schools will address the district’s minimal response to our public records request, which yielded less than 50 email addresses despite serving over 60,000 students.

Tags Arizona Public Records Law, Mesa Public Schools, School Choice, Transparency

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SPPI Files Lawsuit to Expose Potential Misconduct in Albuquerque’s Public Records Request Process

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date September 18, 2024
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The Institute has sued the City of Albuquerque for violating the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act by refusing to provide access to a public records request database.

Tags City of Albuquerque, CivicPlus, Database, Ethan Watson, Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), Mayor Tim Keller, New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG), NextRequest, Open Government, Public Records

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SPPI Welcomes Shawn Peterson to the Board and Elects Becky Ingoglia as New Chairwoman

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date February 5, 2024
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Phoenix, AZ—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), a leading think tank dedicated to shaping policy and advancing public debate on key issues in the American Southwest, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn M. Peterson as a new member of its board of directors. In addition, at the first board meeting of 2024, the […]

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KRQE Covers SPPI v City of Albuquerque

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date August 23, 2023
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has initiated legal action against the City of Albuquerque due to concerns regarding the transparency of records from its automated speed enforcement program. SPPI asserts that the records in question are public and there should be no hurdles in accessing them. The Institute believes there could be potential biases […]

Tags City of Albuquerque, Ethan Watson, Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA), KRQE

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SPPI Files Lawsuit Against the Albuquerque Automated Speed Enforcement Citation Program

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date August 15, 2023
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Albuquerque, NM – The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), a non-profit organization dedicated to transparency and integrity in public policy, announced today that it has initiated a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque and Ethan Watson, in his official capacity as the City Clerk, alleging violations of the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act […]