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Tourism ‘doing quite well’ in New Mexico as COVID-19 pandemic eases

Tourism is roaring back in New Mexico more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the state’s tourism department. “We returned to 2019 levels in October of 2021,” Jim Walton, public Information officer with the New Mexico Tourism Department, told The Center Square. “We’re actually doing quite well.” This summer, the state could actually […]

Maryland hasn’t ‘had any problems’ with gas stations complying with gas tax holiday

Gas station owners throughout Maryland have been compliant with the state’s gas tax holiday, allowing Marylanders some relief from the recent hike in gas prices. Peter V.R. Franchot, Maryland’s comptroller, chief tax collector and gubernatorial candidate, issued a stern warning to gasoline stations that failed to lower prices during the state’s 30-day gas tax holiday, […]