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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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Counting On It

September 21, 2020
A Census worker looks up from their device on a sunny street.

The census is one of the more important events in our democracy. Every 10 years each person is counted so that resources can be allocated, programs created, and a general understanding of the population is had. It should be a clean process. Should be. The 2020 census has proven to be anything but clean. Mud has been…

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