Sunland Park has become ground zero for "scandal-ridden" New Mexico, and analysts said the town's problems are indicative of a bigger culture of corruption.
The state said it is considering essentially taking over the town's finances in the wake of public contract and election scandals, including one where a mayoral candidate was allegedly blackmailed with a video.
Gweynth Doland, who helps run the New Mexico Fund for Open Government, said the state government has some strong points -- it has good inspection trends and a good public meetings act, for instance.
But Doland said when it actually comes to full-blown transparency, like the Sunshine Portal, there were poor marks that contributed to the state coming in at 39 out of 50 on the nationwide scale. Doland says the site can be confusing & not user-friendly. Read full story here: News New Mexico
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