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Two Points of View as Legislature Rolls on

February 27, 2025
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This week on New Mexico in Focus, Politics Correspondent Gwyneth Doland asks two former lawmakers how this year’s legislative session is shaping up. Former state senators Mark Moores and Eric Griego discuss the state’s budget and a package of crime bills that have hit the governor’s desk. Then, the pair consider how lobbyist dollars are…

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Alcohol Tax Bill Passes First Hurdle at Roundhouse

February 21, 2025
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2.21.25 – House Bill 417, a proposed tax hike on alcohol, passed its first hurdle in Santa Fe this week. Gwyneth speaks to Democratic Rep. Cristina Parajón, one of the bill’s sponsors, and Sindy Bolaños-Sacoman, co-founder of the New Mexico Tribal Behavioral Health Providers Association, to discuss how the bill’s proposed extra revenue would be…

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