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Bill Targets Juvenile Life Sentences

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3.17.2023 – Gene and the Line Opinion Panelists discuss a new report from ProPublica revealing the state lost track of nearly two dozen people who had been sentenced to life without parole as children.  Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Dan Foley, fmr. NM State RepresentativeSophie Martin, attorneyRebecca Latham, CEO, Girl Scouts of New Mexico For…

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Alcohol Tax Increase Limited by Robust Liquor Lobby

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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