Albuquerque ‘optimistic’ about state housing funds, despite Gov nixing earmark • Source New Mexico

Albuquerque ‘optimistic’ about state housing funds, despite Gov nixing earmark • Source New Mexico

Em Bird-Brown, an organizer with the Peoples Housing Project, leads a rally calling for rent control at a rally in front of the Roundhouse in Jan. 2024. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham struck language from the state budget directing $80 million in new housing spending to Albuquerque, but city officials said they're still optimistic that money will help them address rising rents and other housing challenges in the state's biggest city. (Photo by Patr…