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Backlogged Cases at New Mexico Court of Appeals | The Line

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February 28, 2020 – Years of underfunding and understaffing has the New Mexico Court of Appeals facing a logjam of cases, as highlighted in a Searchlight New Mexico article by Ike Swetlitz. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel tackle the issue of the hundreds of cases in limbo due to that backlog at the state’s Court of Appeals and debate impacts as well as possible solutions. Line Panelists:Diane Denish, former NM lieutenant governorDan Foley,…

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Good Government in Practice: New Mexico Ethics Commission

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February 28, 2020 – Senior producer Matt Grubs sits down with the executive director of the New Mexico Ethics Commission, Jeremy Farris. Decades in the making, the commission began its work in January of this year. Guest:Jeremy Farris, executive director, New Mexico State Ethics Commission  This segment is part of the “Your New Mexico Government” Project (#YourNMgov), a…

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