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Martinez Administration Ethical Issues
     Racino Contract "Bid Rigging"
Louisiana Trip: 31 Hours of Billing Is All In a Day's Pay
Louisiana Trip: The Plot Thickens 
Louisiana Trip Update (Buying Silence with Jobs?)
Martinez Admin to Fight Rode IPRA Suit
State Fair Commissioner Charlotte Rode's IPRA Complaint
New Orleans Pay to Play Similar to the Dirty Downs Deal
NM AGO ORDERS MARTINEZ ADMIN TO RELEASE RECORDS RELATED TO LOUISIANA HUNTING TRIP
The Downs: Stables, Horsemen and Jobs Not Needed.
Will Gov’s Security Detail Guard Chuck Franco While He Guards the Courthouse?
Downs Lease Could Mean Millions...
The Downs Racino Construction Process...
Retaliation by Dirty Downs Deal folks
The Dirty Downs Deal one year later
Did Pat Rogers Spill the Beans?
Pat Rogers Resigns from FOG
Darren White, GM of the Downs? Really?????
Fog Does Not Change the Facts
More Emails, More Problems
Illegal Hacking? Nope. We Caught You Fair and Square.Lawyer Up? Knowingly Concealing Public Records is a Fourth Degree Felony. "Emailgate" and Dirty Downs Deal Collide
ISPAC CONFIRMS FBI, NM AG INVESTIGATING "DIRTY DOWNS
FBI Letter
Downs Statement
Memorandum
Contributions to Susana Martinez May Violate the Letter and Spirit of the Law
Susana PAC and the Dirty Downs’ Deal
Senate Disregards Governor's Message 86.
Martinez Upends State Fair Confirmations
SUSANA MARTINEZ "86'S" COMMISSIONERS 
The Downs Exposed and Implodes     
ISPAC Releases Investigative Report into the Corruption Behind the Racino Contract     
    Board of Finance "Rubber Stamps" the Downs' deal.   
     Martinez's "Bait and Switch" on the Downs contract.
     ISPAC submits additional info to the FBI.
     RFP Evaluator Gara gave Downs "perfect score"
     ISPAC Exclusive: New info on insider dealings on contract.
     US Atty forwards request for investigation to FBI.
     Request for Federal Investigation and IPRA.
     RFP Evaluators conflict of interest.
Lawyer/Lobbyist Regulating Own Clients
The Fox has Left the Hen House
Silence at NMPED May Speak Volumes about Patty Matthews’ Departure
Is the Fox Guarding the Henhouse No More?
     Patty Matthews Intercedes on behalf of client/partner. 
     Severed ties? Not exactly.
     Matthews referred business partner to charter School.
     Media picks up on Fox guarding the henhouse.    
     IPRA on creating position for Patty Matthews.
Rigging Job Qualifications 
ISPAC Special Investigation: Ryan Cangiolosi Falls Far Short of the Minimum Requirements for the UNM Health Sciences $125K Position. 
    The Tangled Web
     Media picks up on PED hire of Keith Gardner's wife.
     Comparison of qualifications prove the hire was rigged.
     Emails show Keith Gardner kept in the loop.      
     ISPAC investigates changing job requirements in hire. 
K-12 Inc. "Pay to Play"
     New access and opportunities. 
     Legislation rewrite and campaign contributions.
Conflict of Interest.
Skandera to Choose Between the Law and Her PR Firm. Guess Who Loses?
ISPAC's Next Investigation
ISPAC Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Conrad James!
     Skandera joins board of company in business with the state.
     Violating Martinez's code of conduct?
     Chairman of SPB a partner in law firm that represents the 
    state against its employees.   
      SPB member publicly calls for eliminating worker protections.
     IPRA on "after the fact" purchase order.
Education "Reform"- Exporting Scarce Public Education Tax Dollars to Out of State Companies
Greed is Good!
Proven Education Reform
Graduation Rate Increase Update: A Not So Sleight Sleight of Hand
Rising Graduation Rates a True Apples-to-Apples Comparison?
Influential Latinos Call Parent Involvement the Key to Reducing Latino Dropout Rates. Susana Martinez Should Quit Trying to Shut Parents Out.
Forget GO Bond Terms or Voters' Wishes: PED Rewards Those Who Don't Need It  
Investigation: K-12 Online Virtual Schools are a Failure
ISPAC EDITORIAL
Journal Editorial Ignores Skandera Conflicts:
Paper calls on APS to Cut Astronomical Costs Incurred From Skandera’s Cronyism
Journal Ignores Skandera’s Insider Deal Costing Taxpayers Tens of Millions of Dollars
NM School Supers Tally Black Mark to Skandera
A Sea Change at ABQ Journal?
Failing "Florida Model" Still the Martinez Education Agenda 
Teachers Really Do Want What's Best For Students...
SKANDERA SILENT ON BUYING GRADES TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL
It's OK To Cheat: Lesson from the "Florida Model"
Is the conservative Rio Grande Foundation acting as a front to violate New Mexico law?
ABQ Journal Runs ISPAC Op-Ed Piece on Susana Martinez's Attack on Parents' Rights. 
Martinez’s Insistence on Mandatory Retention Violates Supreme Court Rulings
Gov. Martinez’s Efforts to Eliminate Parents' Rights Foiled by Key Legislators.
Skandera to Remain Unconfirmed
Santa Fe New Mexican Calls for Holding Skandera Accountable
Legislators Won't Meet Their Own 95% Rule
NM School Superintendents Give Secy Designate Skandera a D. 
Hanna Skandera’s Ethics Record
Minority and Bilingual Education Groups : Do Not Confirm Hanna Skandera
Senators Have the Right to Reject Skandera
Hanna Skandera Scoffs at Minority Education      
Reform Bill not status quo
     Media on Skandera Report
     Skandera Investigation Report
     A Real Education Reform Bill.
     The Florida Model: Cash cow for a few. No benefit for kids.
     The Florida Model: A Gateway to fraud and deception?
     No room for New Mexicans in New Mexico's Public Ed.
     PED seeks end run around law to push English only.
     Real reform vs. "scam reform."
     5 myths about education reform.
     ISPAC Editorial-Education reform.
     Ed. Reform: Teacher experience, education not wanted. 
     Teach for America caught double billing the taxpayers.
     IPRA on Teach for America contract.
     Skandera hands Teach for America a chunk of tax dollars.
      ISPAC Editorial- Teach for America privatization rip-off.
      Foundation for Excellence in Education ("FEE")- ISPAC exposes ethical breaches and fraud investigations.
     IPRA on PED consultant payments and special ed audit
New Mexico Politics
Susana Martinez and the Violence Against Women's Act
Drivers’ License Bill: Compromise or Blow Our Economy and Public Safety?
ISPAC's Success
Susana Martinez: GOP Recruiter of Minorities and Women?
Treading Water: Martinez and Berry’s Failure to Govern Has Turned NM into the land of Disenchantment 
Sen. O’Neill’s Focus is on the Wrong Conduct
Drivers’ License Compromise
The Things You Hear in Restaurants
Statistics Don't Lie, Politicians Do
In Memory: Shirley Leslie
On Newtown and the Demonization of Public School Teachers
DC Civil Rights Unit: Local Politics Under Microscope in APD Brass Investigation
Two Plus Two Equals...
Watching the Watchers
Two Plus Two  Equals…
A Hospital Project in Trouble Gets an Influential Friend
Asleep at the Wheel
Linda Lopez for Senate Pro Tem
Voters Reject Martinez’s Judge(ment)
Wednesday Morning
Endorsements!Get Out and Vote! If You Don't We Lose!
Dianna Duran and the Great Stall
There is No Disinfectant for Gardner’s Actions
Martinez Still Concealing Docs on Louisiana Trip
Denseness: Not Just About Objects
On Hurricanes and Civic Duty
Warning! Editorial Surprise Inside
Martinez Vetoed Life Without Parole for Child Killers...
Vote Democrat! :30 Video
Susana Martinez: Jobs Killer!
Martinez accuses Dems of being weak on child abuse...
Paul Pacheco: Do Dishonesty and Mistreatment of Women...?
District 19 Voters Beware: A Republican in Independent’s Clothing
ABQ Journal is finally asking the right questions
GOP Sued, Judge Johnson Ruled, McCleskey Screwed?
IPRA Request NM SOS on Coordination Between Reform NM and GOP Candidates
Battery is Petty...?
Jay McCleskey's Tentacles May Be Choking His Own Efforts
Quislings, Why Does Keith Gardner Still Have a Job?
Round Two on Susana Martinez's "Bad Boys"
Keith Gardner’s Public Assault on Young Woman Ignored by Governor
Former Prosecutor Susana Martinez Chooses Politics Over Public Safety
Ryan's Ethical Failure...
Job Offer to a Friend or Tampering...
Martinez-McCleskey Push the envelope...
Republicans to privatize Court Security in Bernalillo County?
Republicans to Privatize Court Security...
Personal Responsibility not required for Nate Gentry
Governor Susana Martinez's Silence...
Why Does Gardner Get a Free Pass...?
What Does Susana Martinez Fear?
Susana Martinez Lied...
ABQ Journal Taken to the Wood Shed
Pressure Builds on Gardner
Gardner Recordings go Viral
The Governor's Choice...
Was Governor Martinez Lying...
Governor Martinez Ignores The Real Issue:
Apples and Oranges
A Letter to Governor Susana Martinez
Keith Gardner lied...
Pat Rogers Resigns from Modrall
Day Five: Susana Martinez Lied to the Public...
Day Four: Susana Martinez Attacks Good Government Republicans
Day Three: Susana Martinez: Smoke and Mirrors...
"Never had a governor ask..."
Day Two: GOP...Pay No Attention...
Day One: The Dirt Behind the Dirty Downs Deal
The New Political World of IE's
    Primary
     Speaker Ben Lujan retires
Special Guest Column
Diane Ravitch Letter- Special to ISPAC
Politics and Vendetta: Martinez Management Style
More Bad Job News for New Mexico
Martinez Pretense of Open Gov’t Collapses
The Corporate Income Tax Cut Fallacy 
Government As a Force For Good 
No Agenda Based on Collective Punishment is Worth Supporting
The Santa Fe Reporter's Game Changing Scoop
Other States Comply with Dream Act, Will Martinez?
Martinez's Dream Act Problem
Martinez Admin Incompetence Loses High Paying Jobs to Colorado.
Susana Martinez: Image vs Fact
A Sixteen year old took on the Governor
SOS Duran Voter Suppression
Coincidence or Branding?
Hanna Skandera's Key Role in Probable Violation of Governmental Conduct Act
ABQ Journal Still Protecting Martinez
The Real "Shadowy" Groups
ABQ Journal Endorsement Proves Our Point 
DEALHD 19: Working Families Scratch Their Heads and WonderMessing with Voting Rights for Minorities No Small ThingFacts are Stubborn Things
ISPAC Responds to Frivolous Retaliation
Governor Martinez Suggests “Drastic Changes” For Public Employee Pensions
Martinez Nixes Parental Rights...Again!
Susana Martinez’s Poor Record on Job Creation and Wage Growth
Martinez's Choice: Support The Citizens of New Mexico or Her Corporate Backers? 
Top Law Enforcement Official: Preventing Undocumented Immigrants from Having Driver’s Licenses is Bad Policy.
An Open Letter to Governor Susana Martinez
     Politics not governance
     E-rate: Targeting union official put federal funds at risk.
       ISPAC exposes lies in 2nd attack on House Majority Whip.
       Did Martinez punish the entire NM Black community 
       Media follows ISPAC lead and exposes lies by KRQE
       KRQE manufactures controversy when none exists.
       Martinez Admin and Larry Barker agenda exposed.
       ISPAC calls on Martinez to end attacks on working families.
      IPRA on Martinez staff travel.
     ISPAC letter to Sandia Labs on Possible Hatch Act violation by Conrad James. 
      Is GOP Rep. Conrad James Violating the Hatch Act?   
Phil's Corner
In Defense of Reporters in Newtown
Predictable Slobberfest: Gov. Martinez on Fox News
Journal Fails to Keep Martinez Relevant Nationally
Susana Martinez is a Terrible Governor, Part II
Susana Martinez is a Terrible Governor
Rove and McCleskey Can Slither Back to Their Holes Now
On the Albuquerque Journal’s Romney Endorsement
Dear Santa Fe New Mexican: "Will the Governor's Propagandist Prevail on Tuesday?"
Gov. Slimes Firefighter
Gentry: How Low Can You Go?
Ideologues Lie About Education Reform
Beware Idealogues...
Atlas Shrugged is Awful and Influential
Guv to Gardner's Victims...
Crazy Keith Gardner...
Hero Governor Makes Big Big News...
ROMNEY LINKS BUSINESS AND SCHOOL GRADES
Republican Campaign Strategists are Morons. Not That it Matters
HATE AS POLICY...
Gov. Martinez Forced to Remove "Forcible"
Rape is Rape...
Education Politician Ignores Reality...
NM Democrats Embrace Wussy Stereotype
KEITH GARDNER AND THE GOP'S JOBS HYPOCRISY
What the Gardner recording and Mitt's millions have in common
Jeb Bush's Speech Made Sour Milk
The Dark Side of Susana Martinez's Speech...
Hanna Skandera's "Florida Model" Fails yet again
Think Government Should Be Run Like a Business? Think Again!
Inspiration and Perspiration: So That's Serious Policy Discussion?
Susana Martinez and the "Party of the Rich"The Reality of Bad Politics Pulls us in
The Real Status Quo Disguised as "Reform"
PED Public Information Policy: No Comment
ABQ Journal's New Role: Shadow Government Damage Control
Censoring the News for Political Reasons
Illegal Hacking?
Susana Martinez Free-Wheeling or Back-Pedaling?NM PED: Politics Before EducationAmerican Governors Who Hate American Government are Outrageous!Political Magic 8-Ball: Doom for Dems If This Keeps Up"Prometheus" Probably Has Something to Say to WorkersMan of the People seeks to unseat Man of the Corporations  
Greedy Education "Reformers" the Bad Guys, Not Teachers!
Susana Martinez's Message to High School Students is STD'S and Pregnancy Better Than Using Condom
sSUSANA PAC'S FINANCE REPORT PROVIDES PORTAL TO ANOTHER WORLD
Skandera's Non-Answers Say A Lot About Non-Reform
A Visit with the Occupiers in Santa Fe
New Center Opens to Aid Workers
Martinez Needs a Math Coach!  52 Reading Coaches to 100,000 students doesn't add up.
No Rhetoric in Calling Downs Deal "Dirty
Susana PAC's Pink Slime
Nurses understaffed, overworked at Christus St. Vincents
A Florida Killing and Virtual Charter Schools: ALEC's Contribution to America's Decline
The Game of Round House Politics
GOP Threatens Funds for Seniors to Punish Dems for Standing Up for Kids   
A Stand Against Wage Theft
PRC: A Job Only for an Elite Few?
Leveling the Playing Field
House Votes to End Parental Rights in Education Decisions in Violation of Indian Education 
State Fair Contract to Undergo AG, State Auditor Scrutiny
GOP Devalues Minimum Wage Workers by Denying COL Increase
Family Values in the Eye of the Beholder
Nurses Fight for Patient Safety
Republicans Oppose Improving Math Scores
Corporate Tax Loophole Closed But Watered-Down 
Skandera's NCLB Waiver is a Fail for Minorities in New Mexico 
Returning Parent's Rights to "Retention" Bill?
Senate Committee Tackles the Downs Deal
Wait. You guys get pandas?
     The Government Doesn't Create Jobs?
     Baldonado Abortion Bill Not About the Women 
     Cap Film Subsidies or Let $150 Million and More Jobs Gush into New Mexico? 
     Ending New Mexico's Corporate Tax Loophole
    Party v Party, People Still Win...This Time...
Who Cares About Illegal Immigrants and Their Drivers Licenses?
Martinez to Local Businesses: Out of State Corps Matter More

BREAKING NEWS
Martinez Repos Economic Development Secretary Barela's Super Computer
Critical News
Breaking News on Multiple Fronts
Job Growth under Martinez