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The Line: Albuquerque Municipal Election – Healthy Workforce Initiative Defeated

October 6, 2017 – The Healthy Workforce Initiative on the back of the ballot in the Albuquerque Municipal Election failed by what some are calling a “razor-thin margin.”

The initiative, supported by organizations such as the NM Center on Law and Poverty and fought against by some business associations, would have required employers in the city of Albuquerque to provide employees with paid sick leave. Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate the fate of this ballot initiative.

Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Andy Lyman, reporter for NM Political Report
Sophie Martin, attorney
Dan McKay, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal