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City to consider how to use weed tax revenue

by Elizabeth McCall

After years in the works, an initiative to reinvest recreational-use cannabis excise tax revenue into Albuquerque communities is taking a step toward reality.  In 2023, the Albuquerque City Council approved a bill to put the tax revenue from marijuana sales into a permanent Marijuana Equity and Community Reinvestment Fund for those who have been “negatively […]

County Commission considering cutting funds for Topgolf

City Desk ABQ by Pat Davis

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Albuquerque’s most famous Trout is frustrated about the conditions at Tingley Beach

by Michael Hodock

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include responses from the City of Albuquerque TJ Trout isn’t just a radio personality, he’s also got decades of fishing experience. Despite having fished world-class spots and penning his book Fishing With My Fly Down, Trout says Albuquerque’s Tingley Beach is one of the “prime spots” to […]

Albuquerque’s most famous Trout is frustrated about the conditions at Tingley Beach

by Michael Hodock

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include responses from the City of Albuquerque TJ Trout isn’t just a radio personality, he’s also got decades of fishing experience. Despite having fished world-class spots and penning his book Fishing With My Fly Down, Trout says Albuquerque’s Tingley Beach is one of the “prime spots” to […]

Want to speak out on a city issue? Brace for a long night.

City Desk ABQ by Pat Davis

Those who’ve ventured to Albuquerque City Council meetings know the drill: After proclamations, presentations and the (frequent) grilling of city officials — called administrative Q&A — a select number of residents have 60 seconds to comment about what’s on their mind. Once that’s done, with any luck, only a couple hours will have passed. A […]

Want to speak out on a city issue? Brace for a long night.

City Desk ABQ by Pat Davis

Those who’ve ventured to Albuquerque City Council meetings know the drill: After proclamations, presentations and the (frequent) grilling of city officials — called administrative Q&A — a select number of residents have 60 seconds to comment about what’s on their mind. Once that’s done, with any luck, only a couple hours will have passed. A […]