On Monday, the Albuquerque City Council met for the first time in 2025 and had a full agenda to get through. For much of the seven-hour meeting, Council members heard testimony on 0-24-69 — a proposal from Councilors Dan Lewis and Joaquín Baca to address Albuquerque’s housing crisis. The ordinance would ease restrictions on housing
At its Dec. 19 meeting, the city’s Environmental Planning Commission heard hours-long testimony for and against the proposed Mesa Film Studios on the West Side. The 60-acre film studio is estimated to create 25 jobs through direct hires, between 700 and 800 jobs through tenant productions, 723 indirect jobs supported by business services and 452
On Dec. 18, the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted to approve a right-sizing plan that will close Taft Middle School next year due to declining enrollment. The hours-long meeting saw members of the public who rallied against the plan and board members criticizing school officials for the way it was handled. APS Superintendent
The University of New Mexico is partnering with the National Hispanic Institute to host the statewide 2025 Dionisio “Dennis” Chavez New Mexico Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session for high school students. Applications are now being accepted. Born in New Mexico, Chavez served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931-1935 and in the U.S.
On Dec. 16, Doug Majewski, chair of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Transformation Bold Issue Group and CEO of Hartman + Majewski, offered testimony in support of the proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) in Downtown Albuquerque during the City Council meeting. According to the city, tax increment financing is commonly used to improve
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It’s December — which means it’s time for the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce Washington DC Fly-In. Twelve members flew to Washington, D.C., and spent three days in meetings with the state’s congressional delegation and policy experts – and also got in a bit of sightseeing. The GACC group kicked off meetings Dec. 11 with Sen.
