{"id":11196,"date":"2017-06-01T17:53:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T00:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11196"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:49:28","slug":"the-line-special-session-wraps-up-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-special-session-wraps-up-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Special Session Wraps Up, What\u2019s Next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-YAAJyk4ik\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2017 &#8211; The special legislative session wrapped up earlier this week with a budget deal that leaves less than 1% in the state\u2019s reserves. Funding for higher education was restored but the economic future of the state still remains unclear. The <i>Albuquerque Journal<\/i> reported that Senator John Arthur Smith believes there\u2019s a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1010528\/nm-lawmakers-wrapping-up-special-session.html\">50-50 chance<\/a>\u201d that New Mexico\u2019s bond rating could be downgraded again. Host Gene Grant and this week\u2019s Line opinion panel of local journalists react to the outcome of the special session and talk about what comes next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b>Elaine Baumgartel, news director at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kunm.org\">http:\/\/www.kunm.org<\/a> KUNM<br \/>\nDan Boyd, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/author\/dboyd\">capitol bureau chief<\/a> for the Albuquerque Journal<br \/>\nAndy Lyman, reporter for <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/\">NM Political Report<br \/>\n<\/a>Inez Russell Gomez, opinion page editor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/\">Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2, 2017 &#8211; The special legislative session wrapped up earlier this week with a budget deal that leaves less than 1% in the state\u2019s reserves. Funding for higher education was restored but the economic future of the state still remains unclear. 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