T MINUS 1 AND COUNTING: Second Session of the 57th Launches Tuesday! Welcome! On behalf of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, welcome to the 2026 legislative session. We’ll be hard at work advocating for legislation that will make New Mexico more competitive for jobs, for investment, for a better future. We’ll also stand […]
The decorations are down. The new year’s party is over. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 20, the halls of the Roundhouse will come to life as the second session of the 57th Legislature gets underway. It’s a short 30-day so-called “budget session” that is likely to see a lot more considered than just the budget. This is the
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On Jan. 13, on a 4-1 vote (Commissioner Walt Benson voting no) the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners approved, for introduction, a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Eric Olivas that raises strong concerns among the business community. In short, the resolution seeks to impose “guidelines” for construction of data centers so stringent that it very well
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With education being one of the Chamber’s Bold Issue Group (BIG), we are wishing Excellent Schools of New Mexico well as it is a top three finalist for the Daniels Fund Medal of Excellence. Chamber member Excellent Schools New Mexico is a nonprofit organization devoted to ensuring that all New Mexico children have the opportunity
Trees, Water & People knows that there is work in bridging the gaps in forest restoration. The organization, who is a Chamber member, spent two weeks in October, where an all-Indigenous crew planted nearly 6,000 trees within the Cerro Pelado burn scar of the Jemez Mountains. The planting was the first stage of a two-year
On Jan. 4, at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Mayor Timothy M. Keller and five elected members of the Albuquerque City Council officially took their oaths of office. The event marked the beginning of the 27th City Council with an increased majority female Council and a third consecutive term for Mayor Keller. Following a public reception
