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State Land Commissioner on Decision to Halt Lease Sales on Oil-Rich Land

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3.29.24 – State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard stops by the studio and tells Senior Producer Lou DiVizio why she chose to hold off on selling the state’s most valuable oil and gas leases until officials lock in a higher royalty rate than the office is charging now. Reactions to her decision have been mixed…

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The Line: Down Ballot Races – Land Commissioner

1215 Line Land Commission Race

October 12, 2018 – Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at candidates in the race for state land commissioner.  The position is an important one, with the winner put in charge of more than 14-thousand square miles of state trust land. Libertarian Michael Lucero, Republican Pat Lyons, and Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard are…

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