AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHousing: New Mexico’s Office of Housing is seeking nearly $97 million as it targets a mismatch between available homes and what low- and middle-income residents can afford. Bernalillo County also approved tax breaks for two Albuquerque developments totaling 315 reduced-rent apartments. Broadband: Kit Carson Electric Cooperative won the state’s first federal BEAD grant agreement: $27 million, plus more than $12 million in matching funds, to extend fiber to nearly 4,000 homes, businesses and public institutions across five counties. Project Jupiter: The attorney general says a “substantial share” of 17,419 air-permit comments on Oracle’s proposed Doña Ana County data center may not have come from the named residents. The inquiry continues as officials question the project’s power demands and potential emissions. Energy and agriculture: New Mexico awarded $17.3 million to four geothermal projects. Meanwhile, drought, high fuel costs and heavy rain are squeezing farmers, with Hatch chile growers facing shortages after weather and plant disease.
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