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Albuquerque’s Motion to Quash: A New Low in Anti-Transparency Efforts

This press release is also available as a PDF. ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) denounces the City of Albuquerque’s recent attempt to quash a valid subpoena aimed at obtaining crucial public records. Mayor Tim Keller and City Clerk Ethan Watson’s ongoing efforts to obstruct the release of a public records database—owned by the […]

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SPPI Turns Up the Heat

Subpoenas Issued in Battle for Albuquerque’s Hidden Public Records The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is turning up the heat in its lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque and City Clerk Ethan Watson by issuing a subpoena to CivicPlus/NextRequest. This subpoena demands access to the city’s public records management database, hosted on the NextRequest platform, […]