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County to Add Employee Names to Pay Website
Bernalillo County commissioners narrowly agreed late Tuesday to start publishing employees’ names along with their salaries online. Until now, the county has identified most employees only by job title in... Read more »
ABQ Launches New Data Site
The number of cats and dogs euthanized at city of Albuquerque shelters fell dramatically over the last five years. So has the amount of golf played at municipal courses. These... Read more »
ELECTION: Early Returns Favor Passage of ABQ Min. Wage
Early unofficial returns indicate Albuquerque voters favor boosting the minimum wage by a nearly two-to-one margin, roughly in line with the results of a Journal poll last month. The latest... Read more »
Council Wants BioPark Fee Reduction
Albuquerque city councilors narrowly adopted a bill calling for Mayor Richard Berry to roll back admission fees to the Biological Park. But the “compromise” legislation also provides the mayor with... Read more »
Early voting, not absentee, a hit with voters
It looks like Bernalillo County voters are moving more and more toward early rather than absentee voting. Nearly 150,000 people cast ballots at early-voting locations this year, crushing the total... Read more »
Clerk Projects Turnout of 65% or More
About 34 percent of Bernalillo County’s voters have already cast absentee or early-vote ballots, and Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver expects final turnout to hit about 65 percent to 70 percent.... Read more »
Voting: There’s an ‘app’ for that
Bernalillo County just released its voting app for iPhones, and, well, it’s pretty cool. In addition to basic information, it shows which voting locations are closest to me and includes... Read more »
Updated: Walmart Plans Rejected
1:01 a.m. – It took more than 11 hours of testimony, debate and questions. But the city’s Environmental Planning Commission — deliberating into the early-morning hours today — voted 5-2... Read more »
ABQ to More Heavily Regulate Strip Clubs
Albuquerque city councilors late Monday adopted a host of new regulations for strip clubs aimed at discouraging human trafficking, prostitution and other crimes. The ordinance sets out record-keeping requirements on... Read more »
Early, Absentee Voting Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow (Oct. 9) is the start of early and absentee voting — the date that always makes it feel more like “election season” rather than just “campaign season” for me.... Read more »
Mayor, Commissioners Meet Ambassadors
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry and two Bernalillo County commissioner will meet today with Mexican and Czech ambassadors to look at boosting international trade. Commissioners Maggie Hart Stebbins and Wayne Johnson... Read more »
Council Postpones Action on BioPark Fees
Mayor Richard Berry’s administration made its pitch Monday for a $3 increase in basic admission at the BioPark, but councilors postponed action on the idea for two weeks. Still, the... Read more »
