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The vacant alley between Hollywood and Edna avenues NW, where the city plans to build a segment of the Rail Trail. Photo courtesy of Debra Montoya

City Desk ABQ, Local Government, NM.news, The Paper.

Could NIMBY neighbors derail city’s rail trail plans?

by Jesse Jones June 22, 2026

Matthew Salas, ACE Leadership High School

Jobs, Workers & Economy, New Mexico Statewide News

PNM, Blackstone commit $20 million to build New Mexico trades jobs needed for PNM renewables and statewide economic growth

by Pat Davis June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

Albuquerque City Councilor Brook Bassan, co-sponsor of a resurrected $113 million gross receipts tax increase. The council voted 5-4 on June 15 to kill the measure, keeping the massive tax hike out of voters' hands this November. (Jesse Jones)

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government, NM.news

Denied again: Why the ABQ City Council killed the same sales tax hike twice

by Jesse Jones June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Mayor Tim Keller during his inauguration at the Albuquerque Convention Center on Jan. 4, 2026. Keller recently allowed the city's new $1.5 billion budget to pass without his signature due to a dispute over the City Council's revenue projections. (Jesse Jones, The Paper.)

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government, NM.news, The Paper.

Albuquerque’s record $1.5 billion budget heads to the state, without Keller’s signature

by Jesse Jones June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

A storefront for Smokers Town sits across from the University of New Mexico campus along Central Avenue. Under a newly proposed city ordinance, future smoke shops would face strict buffer zones preventing them from opening near existing cannabis dispensaries or other nicotine retailers. (Jesse Jones)

City Desk ABQ, Local Government, NM.news

How a new zoning ordinance could send future Burque smoke shops up in smoke

by Jesse Jones June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

An Albuquerque Environmental Health Department employee deploys a mosquito surveillance trap. The city's five-person Urban Biology team uses data collected from these traps to monitor roughly 20 local species and track high-priority public health threats like West Nile virus. (CABQ)

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government

Return of the ‘ankle-biters’

by Jesse Jones June 2, 2026June 8, 2026

A man is forcefully removed by police following an explosive public comment period at City Hall. Behind the commotion, Councilor Rogers is seen covering her face, while Councilor Telles follows the group out to speak with the man and defuse the confrontation. (Jesse Jones)

Albuquerque, Jobs, Workers & Economy, Local Government, NM.news

City Council ejects speakers in raucous debate, before approving new Albuquerque minimum wage

by Jesse Jones June 2, 2026June 8, 2026

Saggio’s restaurant near UNM placed a hiring sign Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Roberto E. Rosales for the Paper

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Jobs, Workers & Economy, Local Government

Wages vs. Rents: Albuquerque council set to vote on historic $15 minimum wage overhaul tonight

by Jesse Jones June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

Renée Grout was reelected chair of the Committee of the Whole on Monday, a role that oversees the city's $1.5 billion budget and capital improvements program. Grout previously served as council vice president in 2023 and 2024.

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, Local Government, NM.news, The Paper.

ABQ tries to break its heavy metal habit with new copper theft law

by Jesse Jones May 28, 2026

Albuquerque, Local Government

After Lindy’s collapse, Councilor Baca pushes $5,000 vacancy fines, maintenance rules for Downtown buildings

by Jesse Jones May 26, 2026May 26, 2026