🌱 Inflation Impacts Food Banks + New Law Signed For Tax Prep

Hi all. It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Daily. Here's what you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

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Here are the top four stories in Albuquerque today:

1. Food banks around New Mexico, including in Albuquerque, are facing shortages of many food staples due to inflation. One food bank director of communications said that the cost for a case of peanut butter went up 150 percent as an example of inflation's effect. (KOAT New Mexico)
2. The new sheriff of Bernalillo County spoke about his election, meetings with the outgoing current sheriff, and his goal to improve trust with the community. John Allen won the November election against Paul Pacheco. (Santa Fe New Mexican)
3. An Albuquerque entrepreneur started his own business and line of clothing for nonbinary and transgender customers. Finnegan Shepard runs the online clothing business out of his Albuquerque home. (Subscription: Albuquerque Journal)
4. A new law in Albuquerque requires tax preparation service providers to adhere to a new set of rules. The law is a revised version of a previous law and received support from both tax preparation industry representatives and nonprofits serving vulnerable populations. (Subscription: Albuquerque Journal)

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Today in Albuquerque:

• Trolley Of Lights At ABQ Trolley Co. (6:00 PM)
• Ugly Sweater (Poetry) Slam! At 505 Central (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new home for the new year? Here's a roundup of five new properties to hit the market in the Albuquerque area, including a three-bedroom, three-bathroom house and a two-bedroom, two-bathroom house. (Albuquerque Patch)
• If you have kids looking for something to do this winter break, check out the winter workshops at the Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque. The museum will be hosting different workshops and activities to keep young minds active during the break. (Santa Fe New Mexican)
• Help Albuquerque Animal Welfare celebrate the season of giving by helping them make city shelters more comfortable for homeless animals. The welfare department will accept donations from their wishlist through the end of the year. (Albuquerque Animal Welfare via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be back soon.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing associate at Lightning Media Partners. Outside of work, she enjoys constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.