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Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby

March 17, 2023
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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Anti-Abortion Activist Threatens Legal Action Over HB 7

March 17, 2023
A pregnant woman holding her belly in front of a building.

3.17.2023 – Gene and the Line react to new legal threats from an anti-abortion activist who promises a lawsuit if HB 7 is signed by the Governor. Both the state Senate and House of Representative votes to pass the bill which would guarantee access to reproductive and gender-affirming healthcare to everyone in the state of…

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