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Native wildflowers bloom in a pollinator garden at Quigley Park, part of Albuquerque's effort to expand pollinator habitat citywide. (Julian Paras)

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

How Albuquerque is turning city medians into wildflower havens for bees

by Jesse Jones July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

A trench cut through a residential street for fiber optic installation.(CABQ)

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, NM.news

No notice, damaged sidewalks: How City Hall plans to hold broadband providers accountable

by Jesse Jones July 28, 2026July 28, 2026

A blue recycling bin sits along an Albuquerque street as the City Council will consider a proposed ordinance that would expand recycling access to all apartment renters and municipal buildings (Jesse Jones)

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

City Hall doesn’t have to recycle. One councilor wants to fix that and make all landlords provide recycling, too.

by Jesse Jones July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

PNM lineman

Albuquerque, City Desk ABQ, NM.news

Affluent neighborhoods that blocked PNM substation now face summer power outage warnings

by Pat Davis July 9, 2026July 13, 2026

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