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Albuquerque paid $8 million in lawsuits while Council oversight went dark for a year
By Jesse Jones — For nearly 12 months, the City of Albuquerque’s legal department failed to deliver required reports detailing how much the city paid in lawsuits to the City Council — and the council never asked. After City Desk inquired with City Attorney Lauren Keefe earlier this year, she acknowledged that staff changes had delayed…
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Bregman polling: Epstein stories lowered Haaland support in Dem. gov primary
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Gary King campaigned on prosecuting child sex offenders – while courting Epstein at lunch and accepting donations through companies designed to avoid “press coverage” for King
King told media he did not remember meeting Epstein, but records show otherwise
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