{"id":11189,"date":"2017-05-30T11:52:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T18:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11189"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:49:28","slug":"tracking-campaign-finance-spending-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/tracking-campaign-finance-spending-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Campaign Finance Spending In New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b0PTYhRFZmA?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>May 26, 2017 \u2013 Reporter Sandra Fish keeps a close eye on spending by lawmakers and lobbyists during the legislative sessions and throughout the year. She sat down this week with producer Sarah Gustavus to talk about her coverage for New Mexico in Depth of campaign finance reports from the first four months of the year. They also talked about what\u2019s at stake if journalists and everyday New Mexicans can\u2019t easily access information about political spending.<\/p>\n<p><em>Further Reading: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2017\/05\/24\/sos-holds-out-hope-for-campaign-finance-funding\/\">SOS holds out hope for campaign finance funding<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2017\/05\/19\/may-lobby-filings-reveal-690000-in-nm-spending\/\">May lobby filings reveal $690,000 in NM spending<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2017\/05\/19\/loophole-and-vague-laws-create-ambiguity-in-lobbyist-reporting\/\">Loophole and vague laws create ambiguity in lobbyist reporting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 26, 2017 \u2013 Reporter Sandra Fish keeps a close eye on spending by lawmakers and lobbyists during the legislative sessions and throughout the year. 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