All households in Albuquerque may now be required to have cooling systems. Councilors Monday night approved a bill to ensure residents have cooling systems installed in their households. Yes: Joaquín Baca, Brook Bassan, Tammy Fiebelkorn, Klarissa Peña, Nichole Rogers No: Dan Champine, Renée Grout, Dan Lewis, Louie Sanchez Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn introduced the legislation because […]
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