Albuquerque City Council

Eight years after the murders of two Indigenous men at a lot on Albuquerque’s westside, the city appears poised to make something meaningful of the site. Bella Davis (Yurok Tribe), Indigenous affairs reporter with New Mexico In Depth, spoke with KUNM about her reporting on what happened there and what’s to come.

Back in June, Albuquerque City Councilor Renée Grout proposed reallocating city funds for Planned Parenthood to the Barrett House Shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness. The Council voted Monday night against robbing Peter to pay Paul, and will fund both organizations.

The Albuquerque City Council Redistricting Committee is scheduled to hold its last meeting Wednesday evening in the once-a-decade redistricting process for the state’s largest city, which began in March. The public is invited to submit comment on a number of concept maps ahead of the committee's recommendation to the Council Friday.

Landmarks Commission says the murals are out of character with the historic area

New Mexico's largest city recorded 117 killings in 2021, shattering its previous homicide record by 46%.

It’s local election time with big decisions for voters like mayoral races, city council contests, and bonds, including that controversial stadium bond in Albuquerque. This week on Let’s Talk New Mexico we’ll look at how it all went down with journalists covering local issues around the state.

Sometimes history repeats itself. When host Khalil Ekulona talks to his African American friends who are parents, he says they express joy and sadness:…

In episode 76, we discuss criminal justice reform, from policing to prisons. We get a preview of the Albuquerque mayor and a city councilor plans to…

Since the coronavirus reached the U.S. after being first detected in China last year, there’s been a spike in cases of xenophobia and discrimination…

The standard bus fare in Albuquerque is a dollar, or two bucks for a day pass. Community advocates have long called on the city to make the busses free…