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Lobbyist Influence in 2023 Legislature

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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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Analyzing the 2023 State Budget and Tax Package | The Line / Your NM Government

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Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panelists take a deep look inside the state’s record-setting $9.6B budget, and a wide-ranging tax bill that, among other things, will send $500 checks to every individual New Mexican taxpayer.   Host/Correspondent:  Gene Grant  Line Opinion Panelists:  Dan McKay, staff writer, Albuquerque Journal   Inez Russell Gomez, editorial page editor,…

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