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Legislature Stirs Liquor Laws
February 12, 2021 – New Mexico’s Byzantine system of liquor licensing has long featured jaw-dropping costs for those looking to run a bar or serve spirits in their restaurant, with full dispenser licenses costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Advocates for change may have found their moment with the pandemic. The Legislature is considering several…
Read MoreAnother Dry Season for the Rio Grande
February 5, 2021 – A below-average snowpack this year foretells another bad year for irrigators along the Rio Grande. Below Elephant Butte reservoir, farmers have been told to expect a zero-allotment year as New Mexico delivers promised water to Texas. In the Middle Rio Grande, growers have already been urged not to plant crops unless…
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