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Lobbyist Influence in 2023 Legislature

March 30, 2023
An empty courtroom with chairs and a clock.

3.31.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state Legislature. Gene asks if special interests have too much influence in the Roundhouse and if two failed disclosure bills would have increased transparency. Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Dede Feldman, former NM state senatorMerritt Allen, Vox Optima Public…

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Lobbyist Influence, The Future of the Forests & Paying Elected Officials

March 30, 2023
An image of the Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande softly illuminated by the sunsetting and the moon emerging.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel explore the influence of lobbying in the state legislature. Gene asks if special interests have too much influence in the Roundhouse and if two failed disclosure bills would have increased transparency. Then, the Panel discusses the relationship between our state government and…

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