Tax study discussion stirs New Mexico reform talk
A New Mexico conference debates tax reform and a proposed tax study as lawmakers and interest groups weigh broad base, low rates plans and exemptions. Senators Cisneros and Smith discuss HB2 funding. bills 14 and 24 push changes to gross receipts taxes amid partisan sparring.
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Mark Lautman
Interim
Jobs Council Committee
Carlos Cisneros
Questa Democrat
John Arthur Smith
Deming Democrat
Legislative Finance Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Taylor
Farmington
Bill Sharer
Sharer-Taylor
Sharer
Ruidoso
Gallup
Cisneros
Albuquerque
James White
Bob Wooley
Roswell
Tom Clifford
Department of Finance and Administration
House
Ken Martinez
Martinez
Girl Scouts
Tolerance and the Duck Dynasty controversy
Editorial argues that tolerance accepts radical ideas and defends the rural Christian family behind Duck Dynasty. It links Robertson remarks on homosexuality and dating ages to broader debates on modern sensitivity, media shock value, and global oppression while warning against policing decorum.
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A&e
Duck Dynasty
Phil Robertson
GQ Magazine
Hell
Robertson
Sportsmen’s Ministry
Georgia
Discovery
Fit & Health
TLC
Investigation Discovery
Pennsylvania
National Geographic Channel
Discovery Health
Fracking Through Time From Torpedoes to Tech Advances
The piece traces hydraulic fracturing from its 1865 nitroglycerin torpedo origins to modern high pressure methods. It notes public conflict over water use, chemicals, and flaming faucets, cites The Economist on brine byproducts, and explains how newer tech allows use of brackish water, reducing fresh-water demand.
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Grant County
Kansas
The
Economist
Doonesbury Dear Doctor K Twin Pregnancy Differences
Pregnancy with twins doubles the diapers and joy but adds challenges. Fraternal twins mean two embryos from two eggs. identical twins come from a split fertilized egg. Twins raise risks like preterm labor, low birth weight, heavier weight gain, and potential anemia.
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Doctor K
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