By Matthew Reichbach After four years, Bernalillo County can no longer collect unpaid debts. This week, the Bernalillo County Commission voted to remove certain uncollectible debts from the books, including nearly $140,000 owed to the county by the campaign of Donald Trump. The debt dated back to a 2019 campaign stop in Albuquerque for costs […]
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