THE SODA TAX VOTE IN SANTA FE IS JUST OVER 5 WEEKS AWAY, ON TUESDAY MAY 2ND. BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT A BARRAGE OF ADVERTISING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THAT THE GROUP OPPOSED TO THE TAX, “BETTER WAY FOR SANTA FE AND PRE-K” HAS JUST OVER 317-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ITS ACCOUNT, WITH 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS COMING FROM THE AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION. THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE 2-CENT PER OUNCE TAX, “PRE-K FOR SANTA FE” HAS NEARLY 234-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON HAND, WITH 100-THOUSAND COMING FROM “ORGANIZERS IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT”, OR “OLE.”
