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One City Councilor’s plan to rid ABQ of crypto kiosks
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — A panic-inducing phone call, an alleged arrest warrant and a frantic drive to a neighborhood gas station: For many victims, that’s how cryptocurrency ATM scams begin. Callers posing as law enforcement, government officials or utility workers pressure people to withdraw thousands of dollars in cash and feed it into…
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City Launches “Operation Cooldown” as triple digits hit ABQ
City parks and public buildings help residents keep cool.
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How Albuquerque is turning city medians into wildflower havens for bees
From median wildflower beds to no-spray zones, ABQ’s new annual update reveals how city departments are protecting local pollinators
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City Hall doesn’t have to recycle. One councilor wants to fix that and make all landlords provide recycling, too.
A proposed ordinance would close two gaps in Albuquerque’s recycling rules: one for renters, one for City Hall
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How Bernalillo County plans to add $10 million to infrastructure without raising taxes
Commissioners tapped a reserve fund to fully fund transportation projects without raising the county’s bond tax rate, here’s how the plan works
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