City Council Reviews Police Budget Apd Receives Scrutiny Amid Overtime Investigation, Public Comment Two City Council committee meetings last week brought up the subject of police department budgets, a topic receiving attention nationwide as protests against [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More Changes may be coming to APD’s budget in the near future. (Clarke Condé)
On Independence And Inequality As Unemployment Supplement Ends, Many Fear What's Next I recently celebrated a birthday. Growing up, summer birthdays sucked. Your friends always seemed to be out of town on vacation, or maybe [...] Dan Pennington \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More You gotta admit, they’re very pretty considering their simplicity. (Daderot)
Town Square: Global Drug Use Rising, How Does This Impact The United States? Preventing Substance Use Begins With Education And Early Intervention In a report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, in 2018 around 269 million people used drugs worldwide. When [...] Nickolaus Hayes \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More (Nickolaus Hayes)
Curb For A Pillow, Street For A Bed Pandemic Exacerbates Homeless Problem In New Mexico Long term shelter, at an affordable cost, is getting harder and harder to come by in Albuquerque. From 2013 to 2019, street homelessness [...] Gwynne Ann Unruh \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More A man stands off the freeway, hoping for kindness from a stranger. (Clarke Condé)
Community News: Education Reform Struggles State Fails To Dismiss Yazzie/Martinez Case, Plans To Meet Court Mandate On June 29, the First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe denied a motion from the state to dismiss the Yazzie/Martinez v. the [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More Transform Education New Mexico brought plans to the NM Legislative Education Study Committee.
Odds & Ends Dateline: United Kingdom A pub owner in England has installed an electric fence to encourage social distancing. According to BBC News, the landlord of the Star [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More
Newscity: Suspected Fraud At Apd, Az Covid Patients Hospitalized In Nm, Report Finds Improvements In Nursing Industry Suspected Fraud At Apd A number of agencies are investigating APD of overtime fraud. At least one highly-paid officer has already resigned.Albuquerque Journal reports that the city [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 23, 2020 Read More
Newscity: Restaurants Protest New Health Order, Unemployment Work Search Requirements Waived, Events Defy Health Orders Restaurants Protest New Health Order The New Mexico Restaurant Association organized a virtual protest earlier this week to speak out against the issuance of a new amendment to [...] Joshua Lee \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More
Non-Covid-Related Treatments Pushed Aside Those With Preexisting Conditions Face More Hurdles Than Ever As the coronavirus pandemic progresses into its fifth month, Americans and others around the globe continue to adjust to massive interruptions of daily [...] Erin Beck \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More Most visits require direct contact, a high-risk situation during COVID-19. (Pranidchakan Boonrom)
Local Organizer Evicted During Moratorium Lack Of Information Makes Eviction Moratorium Confusing For Tenants And Landlords Last Monday, July 6, local community organizer Selinda Guerrero and her family were evicted from their home, during what is supposed to be [...] Robin Babb \ Jul 16, 2020 Read More (Clarke Condé)