Posts Tagged ‘Bernalillo County’
The Line: Municipalities Offer Loan Programs as Alternative to Payday Loans
July 26, 2019 – Predatory lending practices have been a problem in New Mexico for years, in part because of our high poverty rate. Now, some local governments are offering an alternative to payday loans. Host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss these programs, and whether or not they are a viable solution…
Read MoreThe Line: Alarming Number of Shootings in Bernalillo County
May 2, 2019 – The Albuquerque City Council recently hosted the first of three public hearings on the fiscal year 2020 budget, and citizens voiced their opinions on how that money should be spent. On Monday (April 29) of the following week, the Albuquerque Journal reported that 114 people had been shot in Bernalillo County…
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