ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – 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. Is this an example of political unfairness?
KRQE News 13’s Jessica Garate exposed the ‘playground politics’ where former Lt. Governor Diane Denish 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.
In this week’s New Mexico News Podcast, Jessica joins Chris & Gabby for an extended discussion about how this story unfolded, and the feedback she’s received since it aired. Denish responded to neighbors’ accusations in Jessica’s story, then later posited it was a ‘slow news day at KRQE’ in a post about her story on X.
Listen to the full discussion above or wherever you get your podcasts.
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