{"id":11016,"date":"2017-04-20T19:53:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T02:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:57:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:57:40","slug":"the-line-lawmakers-prepare-to-sue-the-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-lawmakers-prepare-to-sue-the-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Lawmakers Prepare To Sue The Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bQIyZEPQTaQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>April 21, 2017 &#8211; A group of state lawmakers voted last week to direct legislative staff to prepare to sue Governor Susana Martinez over some vetoes during and after this year&#8217;s 60-day session. The governor vetoed all funding for higher education and the legislative branch and said lawmakers would have to come back to Santa Fe for a special session to re-negotiate the budget. What does this mean for everyday New Mexicans? Gene Grant and our latest Line opinion panelists debate politics and public perception around the latest news from Santa Fe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b>Janice Arnold-Jones, former state representative<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy &amp; McCarthy, LLP<br \/>\nHarry Van Buren, professor in UNM&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mgt.unm.edu\/\">Anderson School of Management<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 21, 2017 &#8211; A group of state lawmakers voted last week to direct legislative staff to prepare to sue Governor Susana Martinez over some vetoes during and after this year&#8217;s 60-day session. 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