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  • Proposed rule would mandate EV charging stations

    Alaina Mencinger|Updated Sep 27, 2023

    A proposed code change would require new construction projects in the state to include electric vehicle charging infrastructure in parking facilities. A draft provided to the Albuquerque Journal showed that, should the amendment be accepted as is, new construction projects would be required to build between 1% and 20% of their available parking as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment spaces, which are ready to charge vehicles. The ratio depends on the type of project. Other spots would be required to be electric-vehicle capable...

  • Albuquerque city councilor buys fourth newspaper

    Alaina Mencinger Albuquerque Journal, Syndicated content|Updated Nov 25, 2022

    Just weeks after buying the Sandoval Signpost, Albuquerque city councilor and cannabis consultant Pat Davis bought the Edgewood Independent with his publishing company CTRL+P. Davis now owns four papers: the Corrales Comment, and The Paper, as well as the two recently purchased papers. Davis said buying another paper wasn't on his "radar," but former Independent owner Leota Harriman reached out to him recently about taking over the Independent. Unlike the purchases of the Sandoval Signpost and the Corrales Comment, Davis...