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How Bernalillo County plans to add $10 million to infrastructure without raising taxes
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Bernalillo County faces a $400 million backlog of capital projects but plans to ask voters to approve just $45 million in bonds. At that rate, Commissioners Barbara Baca and Eric Olivas said the county will never catch up. To speed up the process, they gained support from the rest…
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Should voters fund campaigns for county officials? Voters will get to decide this November
See why commissioners want to give voters the choice
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Could NIMBY neighbors derail city’s rail trail plans?
Albuquerque wants to build a new trail segment, but a small group of neighbors is ready to fight to keep their street how it is
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Denied again: Why the ABQ City Council killed the same sales tax hike twice
Councilor’s kill proposed tax increase before voters get a chance to weigh in
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After years of issues at MDC, Bernalillo County adds a new piece to the healthcare puzzle
County officials say the new chief medical officer isn’t just a fix for jail healthcare, but part of a massive strategy shift across county government
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