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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: Oil & Gas Lease Fight; New-Look Legislature
Description: Lou DiVizio introduces the show with some headlines from around the state.
Then, State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard tells Lou 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 and Lou asks the commissioner to respond to remarks from her critics and from the governor.Â
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The Legislature is in for a big shakeup after the November election. There ar...