ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Diners assured that food safety standards are enforced and regular inspections resume * * * This month, the updated Food Safety and Retail Ordinance (FSO) took effect. While public hearings for the adoption of new rules and training of food inspectors on the updated protocols required by the FSO occurred, the City has continued with pre-opening and complaint-based inspections to ensu  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 28 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Keep BernCo Beautiful and county staff, alongside District 2 Commissioner Steven Michael Quezada unveiled a new initiative today for recycling cigarette butts called Breaking Butts. The program is aimed at collecting and recycling cigarette butts throughout the county using recycling receptacles. BernCo Public Works Division staff will collect and send the cigarette butts off to recycling partner TerraCycl  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: On Tuesday, at the Board of Finance meeting, Treasurer Bearce and Deputy Ryan Travelstead announced the interest earned on the county's investment for the fiscal year 2024. The Treasurer's Office strategic investment policy yielded $32.9 million in interest earned. As stewards of the taxpayer's funds, the Treasurer's Office follows the investment policy with three dedicated key principles:   more