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City of Santa Fe: E-Services
A filing cabinet of a database that contains city ordinances, contract bids, calendar events and city publications.
Congressional Quarterly: Politics Earmark Finder 2008
A simple search for earmarks in federal legislation.
Counterfeit Checks
Think you've got one? Check the New Mexico Attorney General's database of counterfeit checks before you cash it.
a href="http://earmarkwatch.org/">EarmarkWatch.org: Bringing Citizen Oversight to Congressional Spending
Allows citizens to search for earmarks by member and recipient
Environmental Working Group: Farm Subsidy Database
A database of recipients of 2007 Farm Bill subsidies. You can view subsidies by state, county, zip code, Congressional district, and recipient.
IRS Political Organization Disclosure
For finding out financial information about 527 groups which fund political campaigns.
Library of Congress: THOMAS
The comprehensive site for US Congress. Includes several searches related to laws, legislation, votes and Congressional reports and records.
LOUISdb.org
The Sunlight Foundation's "Library of Unified Information Sources," which aims to index and cross-reference all federal documents from Congress and the White House. Includes GAO reports.
New Mexico Charities
A searchable database of New Mexico nonprofits maintained by the New Mexico Attorney General's Office
New Mexico Bill Finder
This is THE resource for finding out what the New Mexico Legislature is up to. You can search by bill number, sponsor, keywords and subject. It's unwieldy, but the information is there.
New Mexico Contract Database
Peruse a database of New Mexico contracts that are in excess of $20,000
New Mexico's Fiscal Budget
Read it and weep, along with other state fiscal documents, on the state Department of Finance and Administration website.
New Mexico's Investments
Yes, the ones you've read so much. The state Treasurer's website includes portfolio reports, earnings statements and more.
OpenCongress
The Sunlight Foundations project compiles the skinny on Congress. Search by bill, Congressman, committee, industry or issue to see the latest government data and news.
Santa Fe County: WEBXtender Document Imaging System
For a small registration fee, this site provides access to digital scans of recorded documents in the Santa Fe County Clerk's Office
Silent Partners - The Center for Public Integrity
The Center for Public Intergrity's database of 527 political money.
State of New Mexico: Web Search
A search that access the entire state government network of Web sites.
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
An indepedent database of documentaion about federal spending, enforcement and staffing, particularly focused on the ATF, IRS, DEA, FBI, DHS and INS.
US Department of Defense: Advanced Search
A general search for the US Department of Defense's DefenseLink web site. Tip: Search "N.M." to find military-industrial complex contracts directly affecting New Mexico.
USAspending.gov
A GAO Web site where you can track how taxdollars are being spent. This is especially useful for searching contracts.
Visualizing Earmarks
Earmark visualization (2205) by state, agency, description and type of organization
Recent Posts
Ghost Jobs: Tracking Stimulus Employment And Workforce Trends
post on May 12, 2010
Written by Corey PeinSOS announces campaign finance reporting system training in Santa Fe, Clovis
post on April 30, 2010
Written by Bryant FurlowSecretary of State Mary Herrera’s office will conduct training sessions in Santa Fe and Clovis next week for candidates and campaign officials who are struggling with the state’s new Campaign Finance Information System, Elections Director Don Francisco Trujillo announced Thursday. Training will also be available Friday, April 30, at the San Juan Community College in Farmington [...]
Muckraking The Bailout: A Brief How-To
post on April 14, 2010
Written by Corey Pein
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Teague Votes with Republicans to Force Recorded Vote on Health Care
Source ABQnews Seeker Front Page written by Jessica Dyer
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
New Mexicans following the endless twists and turns of the national health care debate might be interested in this new development: Rep. Harry Teague today voted with Republicans to force a separate vote on the health care bill.
The Republican resolution failed on a 222-203 vote, with 28 Democrats – including Teague -… » -
Breaking: State Bans Red Light Cameras, Speed Vans
Source ABQnews Seeker Front Page written by Jessica Dyer
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The state Transportation Commission today adopted a policy banning the use of red light cameras and speed vans on state and federal highways in New Mexico.
Here is the news release:
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Results of probe involving LC city manager could be released today
Source New Mexico Independent written by Heath Haussamen
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
An investigation by the county sheriff’s department into a situation involving Las Cruces City Manager Terrence Moore and his ex-wife is complete and has been forwarded to the district attorney’s office for review.
That’s according to Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Joe Reynaud, who said he hopes the DA review is completed today so the results… » -
BREAKING: NM Supreme Court extends White Peak question another month
Source SFReeper.com written by Alexa
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
At today’s hearing on the White Peak land swap controversy, the New Mexico Supreme Court grilled lawyers representing both Attorney General Gary King and State Land Commissioner Pat Lyons—but after an hour of questioning and another 30 minutes’ deliberation, the verdict was a simple: we need more information.
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Mountain lion eludes Game and Fish officers
Source The Santa Fe New Mexican written by The Santa Fe New Mexican
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish officers spent most of Tuesday searching in vain for a mountain lion they believe might be living in a neighborhood near downtown Santa Fe.… »
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Open Secrets
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SFReporter
- Can't wait for the crawl! http://sfreporter.com/santafe/event-14679-blu-crawl-2010.html http://fb.me/vqXot5WY
- NM Fraud hotline has been ringing off the hook for two years: http://bit.ly/dshtjN
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Sunshine Week Twitter Feed
- Politico reports "Open Govt. Delays Irk Some": http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22371.html via @addthis
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