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City Council cracks down on stolen copper, brass sales
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños whose catalytic converters get stolen or whose streetlights go dark because of stripped copper wiring have a new tool aimed at fighting the market for stolen metal after the City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to toughen the city’s recycling laws. The council approved the Sale of Recycled…
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Procedural mutiny: ABQ City Councilors overrule Council President to block tax ballot measure
Councilors stage a parliamentary revolt to overrule President Peña and block the gross receipts tax before voters can decide… again
Bosque cleanup hauls off 16 tons of debris near Rio Bravo
Crews removed 16 tons of debris and cleared dozens of fire sites and drug encampments during a cleanup sweep of the Bosque
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Councilor slams push to revive defeated tobacco-cannabis zoning ordinance
City Council votes Monday on a revived ordinance restricting where smoke shops and dispensaries can open or relocate
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ABQ Council looks to rewrite city’s fraud watchdog rules
A proposed ordinance could reshape who investigates City Hall fraud and how investigative reports reach the public. Here is what is changing
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