City mulls center reopening and fee options after COVID pause
City officials say they will reopen the Adult and Recreation Center when safe and feasible. A steering committee, formed after September plans to charge an entrance fee were postponed, previously completed a usage survey and is weighing an annual no fee membership to track center use. The final decision rests with the steering committee and city council amid health order uncertainty.
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Protests Turn Violent Over Statue Removal In Albuquerque
Protesters clashed with armed individuals who surrounded a man identified as Baca during a confrontation over a statue. Police used tear gas and flash bangs to detain those involved as the FBI aided the investigation. Officials condemned the violence and vowed accountability. Separately, a separate removal of an Onate statue in Alcalde sparked cheers and controversy over Indigenous history and regional memory.
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New Mexico lawmakers push relief bills for small businesses
Legislators back the Small Business Pandemic Takings Reparations Act to create a 20 year fund for tax credits to small firms with 150 or fewer workers harmed by state ordered shutdowns. A separate bill would waive penalties on gross receipts taxes while health orders are in effect, and unemployment insurance rates would be held steady for pandemic related claims.
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Lawmakers Push Body Cameras and Police Reforms Soon
Democratic lawmakers back mandatory body cameras while weighing policing reforms in response to mass demonstrations over George Floyd deaths. A new plan would shift use of force investigations to independently appointed prosecutors, with swift 24 hour notice to the governor and attorney general on deadly or injurious police actions. Townsend supports the idea, while Montoya cites funding concerns as a hurdle.
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State agency partners on produced water solutions
The university partners with the state Environment Department to advance scientific and technological solutions for produced water treatment and reuse. The work informs rulemaking on handling transport storage and treatment as state officials draft standards. State data show four barrels of produced water per barrel of oil and 42 gallons per barrel. In 2018 New Mexico industry generated over 42 billion gallons of produced water.
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