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New Mexico’s Booming Oil Economy

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January 10, 2020 – New Mexico government coffers are flush with money thanks to the continuing oil boom in the Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico. That has expanded possibilities for more spending on education and other priorities by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in the upcoming legislative session. The robust growth is having numerous impacts…

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The Line: New Mexico’s Energy Transition Act

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April 11, 2019 – Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists take a deep look into the Energy Transition Act, which Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law last month. It’s a landmark energy law that also helps out the state’s largest electric utility. Line Panelists: Jeffrey Candelaria, Konnection Now & KKOB radio host Eric…

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