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Manny, Tim and the Problems with Public Campaign Financing

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July 23, 2021 – The Line panelists discuss the challenges around public financing of political campaigns, as demonstrated in the current Albuquerque mayor’s race, where challenger Manny Gonzales has been denied public money due to forged signatures and other documents. Should the presence of some non-matching signatures disqualify potentially thousands of other valid ones?  Host: Gene…

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APD Leadership

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March 12, 2021 – Albuquerque’s Mayor Tim Keller announced this week that he has appointed interim Chief Harold Medina to a permanent post atop the city’s Police Department. But in a departure from earlier plans, Keller decided to split the duties of the top position, naming Sylvester Stanley as interim superintendent of police reform. The…

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