{"id":10715,"date":"2017-02-24T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T17:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=10715"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:57:46","slug":"grading-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/grading-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZR-5ikDJUQo?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>February 24, 2017 &#8211; It&#8217;s a challenge for everyday New Mexicans to keep track of what&#8217;s happening in Santa Fe during the legislative session. Bills are introduced and then travel through an amendment process that can be daunting to follow. Some groups are &#8220;grading&#8221; bills this year to try to provide people, including lawmakers, with more information about the strengths and weaknesses of proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>This week, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmsafe.org\/\">SPJ Rio Grande<\/a> board member Matt Grubs to learn more about their Access-o-Meter and Sarah Gustavus looks at report cards released by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmsafe.org\/\">New Mexico SAFE coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NM SAFE &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmsafe.org\/2017_scorecard\"><strong>2017 Legislative Scorecard<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>SPJ Rio Grande &#8211; <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmspj.org\/access-o-meter\/\"><strong>Access-o-Meter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This segment is part of our People, Power and Democracy project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@NewMexicoPPD\"><em>People, Power and Democracy<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0explores ethics, accountability and transparency in government. 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