By: Elizabeth McCall City councilors approved a bill that would change how paramedics are deployed at fire stations after numerous Albuquerque firefighters filled the City Council chambers on Monday night in support of legislation, despite backlash from Mayor Tim Keller’s administration. [Yes: Joaquín Baca, Dan Champine, Renée Grout, Dan Lewis, Klarissa Peña, Nichole Rogers, Louie […]
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