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The Line: Racism Charge Over Failed Legislative Proposal

The word racism is spelled out on a wooden board.

March 16, 2018 – Legislators again failed to pass a proposal to expand early childhood education using money from the Land Grant Permanent Fund, and took issue when Allen Sánchez, executive director of the New Mexico Conference of Bishops, called the action racist. Were his remarks inflammatory? Was he referring to structural or institutional racism,…

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The Line: Sexual Harassment Allegations And Resignations

A sign with the word me too on it.

March 16, 2018 – The rise of the #MeToo movement has put sexual harassment under close scrutiny, and some New Mexico leaders have been ousted from their positions – either due to such allegations or their reactions to the allegations when others have been accused. Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists look at some…

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