Posts by Ashley Rammelsberg
Former U.S. Senator Fred Harris
December 1, 2017 – Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down for an exclusive interview with former U.S. Senator Fred Harris. The Corrales, NM, resident was Oklahoma’s U.S. senator from 1964 to 1973 and was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, also known as the Kerner Commission. The Commission’s report,…
Read MoreThe Line: Should Elected Officials Convicted Of Felony Retain Their Pensions?
December 1, 2017 – A 2012 law that allows a judge to fine convicted public officials of salary values and fringe benefits doesn’t mention pensions. Attorney General Hector Balderas says the law needs to be strengthened. Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate whether convicted public officials should lose their pensions. Line Panelists Tom Garrity,…
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