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Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby

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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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2023 Legislative Session Halfway Point

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02.24.23 – With less than 30 days left in the legislature’s 60-day session, Gene catches up with the Albuquerque Journal’s Dan McKay who’s been covering the Roundhouse for two decades. McKay explains how things have changed since the pandemic years and if we should believe the bipartisan gestures we’ve seen to this point in both…

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