Amid a recent rise in retail theft, a bill giving prosecutors the ability to charge individuals convicted of stealing large amounts of merchandise from stores with stiffer criminal charges passed
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican Looking for a way to deter what law enforcement officials call organized retail crimes, members of the House of Representatives voted 62-3 Wednesday to approve a bill imposing new and harsher penalties for such offenses. House Bill 234 is “a very focused response to the disturbing and […]
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Eve Paz pours beers for customers at a Santa Fe brewery in this September 2020 file photo. A bill that would implement a flat 25-cent-per-drink alcohol tax in New Mexico
By Robert Nott, The Santa Fe New Mexican An effort to increase New Mexico’s alcohol excise tax for the first time in 30 years a measure intended to help the state rein in a problem that takes the lives of more than six people a day stumbled Monday when the House Taxation and […]