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Constitution Changes and Campaign Contributions

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October 16, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists discuss the constitutional amendment that aims to reform the Public Regulation Commission. Created in 1996, the agency merged two separate bodies that had been governing corporations and utilities. It’s been beset by controversy and inefficiency since then. The group also looks at contributions to…

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The Line: Political Action Committees in New Mexico Politics

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May 17, 2019 – Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver and Representative Ben Ray Luján, both Democratic hopefuls looking to fill retiring Senator Tom Udall’s seat, have pledged not to take money from political action committees, or PACs. It’s a trend, but is it a winning strategy? Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists debate…

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