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The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Library Advisory Board has raised $925,000 in pledges from state, city and county officials to replace the Main Library’s 50-year-old heating and cooling system, bypassing traditional district boundaries. The board still needs $1.6 million to reach its $2.5 million goal.

Local Government

Inside the push to save Albuquerque’s aging Main Library

by jessejonesnmnews January 13, 2026January 14, 2026

Sweeping zoning changes affecting about 160,000 Albuquerque properties head next to the City Council’s Land Use, Planning and Zoning (LUPZ) Committee amid sharp disagreement over what’s changing and whether residents received adequate notice. (Roberto E. Rosales)

160,000 properties in Albuquerque could get a zoning change, here’s what you need to know

by jessejonesnmnews January 12, 2026January 14, 2026

BorderPlex Digital Assets in August gave lawmakers on the state Legislative Finance Committee a rendering of Project Jupiter. (Courtesy of BorderPlex Digital Assets)

Local Government

Bernalillo County Commission to consider data center regulations

by lauren-lifke January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Bernalillo County joined a longstanding lawsuit with the Town of Edgewood as an interested party last month, filing a petition to intervene after the Campbell Ranch development appealed the Town of Edgewood’s decision in July to deny its subdivision applications.

Local Government

Bernalillo County joins Campbell Ranch lawsuit legal battle in Edgewood

by lauren-lifke January 12, 2026January 12, 2026

Former APD cheif Harold Medina, left, walks with Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller. (Roberto E. Rosales)

City Desk ABQ, Local Government

ABQ’s new interim police chief follows a familiar path. Will it lead to the same destination?

by jessejonesnmnews January 9, 2026

Albuquerque City Councilor Joaquín Baca has two more years left to serve in his council term, but he could be leaving sooner than that, City Desk has learned.

Local Government

Baca interviews for Gov. cabinet post

by pat@newmexico.news January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

The Albuquerque City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday committing $5.75 million in public funds to launch a global business accelerator expected to create 1,200 high-paying jobs in Mesa del Sol.

Local Government

ABQ launches ambitious plan to attract global businesses to Mesa del Sol

by jessejonesnmnews January 8, 2026

Albuquerque’s downtown saw a large presence of anti ICE protesters marching throughout downtown in June 2025. Many holding signs and chanting demanding that ICE gets out of Albuquerque. Pictured are protesters in downtown Civic Plaza. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales / The Paper

Keller blasts federal policy after deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis

by kevinabqnews January 8, 2026

The City Council on Monday deferred a vote on a rental protections ordinance as officials pointed to an enforcement gap that leaves renters facing hidden fees despite state laws meant to cap them.

Local Government

Albuquerque renters have rights on paper but who’s enforcing them?

by jessejonesnmnews January 7, 2026

Inside City Council’s budget transparency meltdown

by jessejonesnmnews January 6, 2026January 7, 2026