A STATE LAWMAKER IS HOPING TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR DWI PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO. REPRESENTATIVE CARL TRUJILLO OF SANTA FE SAYS 46 MILLION DOLLARS RAISED THROUGH LIQUOR EXCISE TAXES IS SUPPOSED TO GO TO SUCH PROGRAMS…BUT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. HE SAYS LIQUOR EXCISE TAXES BRING IN 46-MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR…BUT ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THAT MONEY NOW GOES TO THE DWI GRANT FUND.
TRUJILLO'S PROPOSAL CALLS FOR INCREASING THE FUNDING BY 15 PERCENT FOR THREE YEARS…AND HE THINKS THAT COULD HELP REDUCE DWI NUMBERS IN THE STATE.
