Keller will try to ride Tuesday’s high voter turnout to November victory
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Round two of the mayoral election is likely to get noticeably partisan now that it’s down to one Democrat and one Republican. Continue Reading
Money out, money in: Candidate returns money to city contractors, then their owners give
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An Albuquerque law that bans contributions from individuals who make money from city contracts doesn’t prevent owners of those companies from giving in a different way. Continue Reading
Second Santolina-backed group goes after ABQ council candidates
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The billboard and mailers support the re-election bid of City Councilor Ken Sanchez. Continue Reading
ABQ’s campaign finance system needs reform
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Albuquerque’s public finance laws need major overhaul to be effective. Continue Reading
Woman arrested in ATF sting pleads guilty for reduced sentence
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The plea agreement came less than two months after Jennifer Padilla alleged misconduct by a confidential informant in a 2016 operation conducted by federal agents. Continue Reading
Santolina developer behind sex offender ads targeting ABQ mayoral candidate
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The CEO of the company that manages the Santolina development project gave $30,000 to the committee running the ads attacking Tim Keller. The other half of the committee’s money came from Mark Veteto of Hobbs. Continue Reading
ABQ public financing system should be updated, not undermined
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There is no question that the city’s public financing system needs to be overhauled. Continue Reading
Remembering Pete Domenici
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My grandfather loved to tell me the story about a young Pete Domenici coming into my family’s drugstore. Continue Reading
Dark Money rearing its head in ABQ elections
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As of last Friday, when the latest campaign finance reports were filed, such committees had raised a combined total of $824,441. Continue Reading
Realtors and developers give big money to ABQ mayoral candidates
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No other sector even comes close in its giving power, according to an NMID analysis. Continue Reading
Dire warnings from homeless about anti-panhandling proposal in ABQ
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While I understand there need to be some workable solutions to the panhandling issue, kicking the homeless issue out of town is not the answer. Continue Reading
Boyfriend’s betrayal: ABQ woman jailed after ATF informant lured her into drug deals
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During a nearly two-month courtship, the man kept his government job a secret. Continue Reading
Santolina development is fool’s gold
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The fatal flaw in the deal is so obvious that it’s laughable. Continue Reading
Big money dwarfs public finance in Albuquerque mayor’s race
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The public financing system is teetering, at least when it comes to citywide races, largely due to the small amount of funds it provides compared to what competitors are able to raise or self-finance. Continue Reading
Singing the Central Avenue blues in Albuquerque
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These days a Central Avenue excursion gives a sense of a city simultaneously in the throes of death and rebirth, or perhaps stillbirth. Continue Reading