{"id":10776,"date":"2017-03-07T13:52:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T20:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:57:45","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:57:45","slug":"tracking-whats-happening-during-the-legislative-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/tracking-whats-happening-during-the-legislative-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking What&#8217;s Happening During The Legislative Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s challenging to figure out what is happening in the Roundhouse during the legislative session, especially for New Mexicans who live and work outside of Santa Fe.\u00a0This year, with our partners in the <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@NewMexicoPPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">People, Power and Democracy<\/a> project, we&#8217;re reporting on various influences on state politics.<\/p>\n<p><em>What\u00a0if you want to engage with state government officials but don&#8217;t know where to start?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Correspondent Gwyneth Doland recently stopped by the studios of KNME\/New Mexico PBS to walk us through a few things you need to know.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/center><center><strong>First, find your lawmaker\u00a0<\/strong><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BAnctgsPRbE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><strong>Then, look up bills that you care about during the session\u00a0<\/strong><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mMqtFk8lNUc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><strong>You can now watch many discussions and debates online\u00a0<\/strong><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/an6KpSVt4i8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><strong>And if you want to go to the Roundhouse, check the calendars\u00a0<\/strong><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FNHusMc3TUY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><strong>It&#8217;s also useful to know how committees work\u00a0<\/strong><\/center><center><\/center><center><\/center><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IfFOANC9T2g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s challenging to figure out what is happening in the Roundhouse during the legislative session, especially for New Mexicans who live and work outside of Santa Fe.\u00a0This year, with our partners in the People, Power and Democracy project, we&#8217;re reporting on various influences on state politics. 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