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Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby

A man in a suit is standing in front of a bar full of bottles.

3.17.2023 – The state Senate has included a 5-cent increase to state alcohol taxes in an omnibus tax bill moving through the Capitol. Gene Grant speaks with Independent Journalist Ted Alcorn who has been covering this issue in collaboration with New Mexico in Depth. Mr. Alcorn gives more context on the role the liquor lobby…

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NM Oil & Gas Revenues Booming

An oil rig silhoutted against a pink and orange sunset.

7.22.2022 – State coffers have earned an extra 1-point-7-billion-dollars in the last four months from oil and gas revenues. That’s the most ever in any four-month period. The Line Opinion Panel weighs in on a new boom in oil and gas revenues and the delicate process of trying to spend that money. Host: Gene Grant…

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