The Line: Former NM Environment Secretary To Lead Oil & Gas Organization

September 9, 2016 – Former New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn is the new executive director of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association. Governor Martinez made an earlier pledge that her cabinet secretaries would not lobby for two years after leaving her administration. Can Flynn head NMOGA without lobbying? Host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss this news story and the announcement this week that Yates Petroleum is set to be sold to a Houston-based company.

Line Panelists:
Dan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip
Viki Harrison, Common Cause New Mexico
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com
Mary T. Torres, attorney at Law Offices of Mary T. Torres