Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg, APD Reforms, Short Term Loan Legislation

Rolling Stone and the New Yorker recently published feature stories on fatal shootings by officers in the Albuquerque Police Department. This week on New Mexico in Focus, Host Gene Grant and our line panelists debate whether national attention could change the local debate over reforms within APD. The Line will also look at right to work legislation and the release of a controversial audit in 2013 of behavioral health providers in New Mexico.

Correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with Bernalillo County District Attorney Kari Brandenburg. The DA filed charges last month against two APD officers involved in the shooting of James Boyd in 2014. Brandenburg shares her perspective on the current relationship between APD and her office.

This week at the Roundhouse, we check in on legislation that aims to cap interest rates for short term loans, such as title loans. Faith leaders came out strongly in favor of the proposals but opponents from the industry said the legislation would put people out of work across the state.

GUESTS:
Kari Brandenburg, Bernalillo County District Attorney
Representative Patricia Roybal Caballero (D-Bernalillo)
Representative Gail Chasey (D-Bernalillo)
Ruth Hoffman, Lutheran Advocacy Ministry-NM
Kenneth E Mayers, veteran and supporter of HB24 and HB36

LINE PANELISTS:
Janice Arnold-Jones, Former State Representative
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group
Jeff Proctor, Investigative Producer, KRQE-TV
John Wertheim, Former NM Democratic Party Chairman

CORRESPONDENT:
Gwyneth Doland

Host: Gene Grant

The Producer of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS is Sarah Gustavus. Associate Producer is Kathy Wimmer. Funding for this program was provided in part by the McCune Foundation Communications Fund, Santa Fe Community Foundation.

Episode 830 for air February 6, 2015