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Councilor slams push to revive defeated tobacco-cannabis zoning ordinance
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Albuquerque smoke shop and cannabis dispensary owners could soon have far fewer places to open after Councilor Renée Grout revived a bill she sponsored by request, just days after a City Council committee recommended rejecting it. Planning Director Alan Varela told the Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee on…
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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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One City Councilor’s plan to rid ABQ of crypto kiosks
A proposed ordinance would ban cryptocurrency ATMs and fine noncompliant businesses to fight rising fraud
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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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