With the backdrop of a succession of erroneous Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) inmate releases, a new court ruling could mean expanded liability for jails and prisons. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Tuesday state law allows those harmed by mistakenly released inmates to sue the jail or prison. In a unanimous opinion, the […]
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NM Supreme Court says jails could be sued over mistakenly releasing inmates
With the backdrop of a succession of erroneous Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) inmate releases, a new court ruling could mean expanded liability for jails and prisons. The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled Tuesday state law allows those harmed by mistakenly released inmates to sue the jail or prison. In a unanimous opinion, the […]
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ABQ City Council passes resolution to strip mayor’s power to influence charter changes
Albuquerque city councilors this week approved a proposal that would severely limit the mayor’s say on who gets to suggest changes to the city’s charter. The city’s Charter Review Task Force convenes nearly every 10 years to evaluate the city’s charter and identify any needed changes. An early proposal to outline the panel’s makeup would […]
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ABQ City Council passes resolution to strip mayor’s power to influence charter changes
Albuquerque city councilors this week approved a proposal that would severely limit the mayor’s say on who gets to suggest changes to the city’s charter. The city’s Charter Review Task Force convenes nearly every 10 years to evaluate the city’s charter and identify any needed changes. An early proposal to outline the panel’s makeup would […]
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County points fingers at New Mexico Gas Co. for S. Valley construction delays
New Mexico Gas Co., which county officials say was a major cause of a nearly yearlong delay in completing the Bridge Boulevard construction project, drew the ire of a county commissioner Tuesday. Brian Lopez, the county’s technical services director, told commissioners the project was delayed because the utility company has been slow to finish its […]
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County points fingers at New Mexico Gas Co. for S. Valley construction delays
New Mexico Gas Co., which county officials say was a major cause of a nearly yearlong delay in completing the Bridge Boulevard construction project, drew the ire of a county commissioner Tuesday. Brian Lopez, the county’s technical services director, told commissioners the project was delayed because the utility company has been slow to finish its […]
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Trump drives the education debate with big, contradictory ideas
Laura Meckler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s controversial and sometimes puzzling agenda to reshape schools is framing this year’s education debate, as Vice President Kamala Harris talks more about Trump’s ideas than her own. Trump’s proposals sometimes contradict one another. He wants to close the Education Department and send education “back […]
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Trump drives the education debate with big, contradictory ideas
Laura Meckler, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Former president Donald Trump’s controversial and sometimes puzzling agenda to reshape schools is framing this year’s education debate, as Vice President Kamala Harris talks more about Trump’s ideas than her own. Trump’s proposals sometimes contradict one another. He wants to close the Education Department and send education “back […]
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Lawmakers spending even more in 2024 under receipt-free expense program
By Jacqueline Alemany, Clara Ence Morse, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives expensed at least $2.5 million under a program that allows them to be reimbursed for their spending without submitting receipts through the first five months of 2024, over $120,000 more than they expensed during the same period last […]
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Lawmakers spending even more in 2024 under receipt-free expense program
By Jacqueline Alemany, Clara Ence Morse, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives expensed at least $2.5 million under a program that allows them to be reimbursed for their spending without submitting receipts through the first five months of 2024, over $120,000 more than they expensed during the same period last […]