A Republican measure to eliminate state sales taxes on soft drinks has cleared the house finance committee on a party line vote.
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kunc/local-kunc-954306.mp3Lawmakers got rid of the sales tax exemption for sodas last legislative session to help fill a budget shortfall. The move led to a big fracture between Republicans and Democrats. And as KUNC's State Capitol reporter Bente Birkeland reports, those divisions were just as stark this time around.