By Marisa Demarco — The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government announced today that the City of Albuquerque will charge no more than $6.75 for DVDs and $2.75 for CDs for public records requests. This is a big win for not just journalists but everyone with an interest in accessing records that are available … Continue reading
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Transparency Concerns Follow Release of APD Shooting Records
By Margaret Wright — It was an anxious wait for a response to the public records request Compass Editor In Chief Marisa Demarco submitted to the Albuquerque Police Department. Because she’d asked for the audio and video recordings associated with every fatal, officer-involved shooting since 2010, we were prepared to fork over fees for an … Continue reading
APD Hands Over Shooting Records—After Refusing To
By Marisa Demarco — Reporter Carolyn Carlson, Managing Editor Margaret Wright and I just went down to the Albuquerque Police Department’s records office to pick up the results of an IPRA request I filed on April 1 for all of the audio and video of the police department’s fatal shootings since 2010. Here’s a blow-by-blow of … Continue reading