Articles written by Kip Purcell

Kip Purcell, Syndicated content|Updated Jun 19, 2021

Thirty-odd years ago, a champion of government transparency was lectured by a legislator who insisted that no one really cared what the government did behind closed doors, other than a special-interest group known as the press. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government was founded in the wake of that disconcerting episode. We’ve come a long way since then. Today there’s widespread recognition — including among legislators — that government transparency isn’t just for newshounds. Nor is its natural constituency confined...