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How Politics Quashed Plans For An Albuquerque Playground
Families in an Albuquerque neighborhood learned their plans to build a playground were quashed with the help of a former politician who lives near the park. KRQE News 13's Jessica Garate exposed the 'playground politics' where former Lt. Governor Diane Denish (2003-Jan. 1, 2011) is accused of using her political connections to get Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to line-item veto capital outlay funding that would have been used in Denish's neighborhood for the playground. The story addresses questions about equal access to city and state government. Jessica joins Chris & Gabby for an extended…
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