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Lobbyist Influence in 2023 Legislature

March 30, 2023
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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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Bill Targets Juvenile Life Sentences

March 17, 2023
An image of a jail cell with a lock on it.

3.17.2023 – Gene and the Line Opinion Panelists discuss a new report from ProPublica revealing the state lost track of nearly two dozen people who had been sentenced to life without parole as children.  Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Dan Foley, fmr. NM State RepresentativeSophie Martin, attorneyRebecca Latham, CEO, Girl Scouts of New Mexico For…

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