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ABQ Loses Union Ruling
City can look into union president’s political emails but can’t reassign him during an investigation. State District Judge Theresa Baca denied a city motion late Monday to reassign fire... Read more »
BREAKING: City Council Pay To Increase
Independent panel sets new salary at $17,500. The Citizens’ Independent Salary Commission has decided to boost the pay of Albuquerque city councilors to $17,500 a year. That’s a 69... Read more »
Census: Biggest N.M. Cities Grew Fastest
New Census data released this afternoon shows New Mexico’s three biggest cities all grew faster than the state population as a whole. Rio Rancho grew a whopping 69 percent... Read more »
ABQ Implores Families to Spay, Neuter Their Pets
The city’s Animal Welfare Department will spay and neuter 100 cats for free next month as part of an effort to limit the “tidal wave” of kittens who arrive each... Read more »
ABQ Seeks $1.2 Million in Storm Reimbursements
The sub-zero temperatures and natural gas outages earlier this month cost Albuquerque about $1.2 million in employee overtime and damage to buildings. Mayor Richard Berry’s administration will submit the... Read more »
Get to Know Your County Government
Bernalillo County officials want to meet with Albuquerque residents on Saturday to answer questions about the county services provided inside city limits. Bernalillo County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins is... Read more »
ABQ Firefighters Raise Money for Fire Victims
The donations will help families displaced by a major fire at the Royal Crown apartments. Albuquerque firefighters are raising money to help the families who lost their homes in... Read more »
ABQ City Services Almost Back to Normal
City Hall spends about $300,000 on snow removal and other responses to the storm. Albuquerque city services began returning to normal Wednesday following the snowstorm. Offices at City Hall... Read more »
BREAKING: 200 Accidents in ABQ This Morning
Twenty-five snowplows are out, but bitter cold makes it difficult to keep the roads ice-free. 2/2/11 UPDATE: This was reported on ABQjournal.com on Tuesday. Here are the latest weather-related closings... Read more »
Airport Observation Deck to Close This Week
The closure will allow workers to start renovating the airport food court. Crews this week will start shutting down the airport food court and observation deck for renovations. The... Read more »
Mayor Urges ABQ to Prepare for Storm
About 25 snow plows are ready to work on the main streets tomorrow morning. Don’t let this morning’s warm weather fool you. Mayor Richard Berry said Monday that Albuquerqueans... Read more »
UPDATED: Bernalillo County Manager Leaving
Tom Zdunek, deputy county manager for public works, will replace County Manager Thaddeus Lucero, who is leaving the job. Bernalillo County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a settlement agreement... Read more »
