{"id":11245,"date":"2017-06-08T13:46:34","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T20:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11245"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:49:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:49:27","slug":"tracking-campaign-finance-and-lobbyist-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/tracking-campaign-finance-and-lobbyist-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Campaign Finance And Lobbyist Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>June 9, 2017 \u2013 Current laws and technology often make it difficult to track political money in New Mexico. Sandra Fish, a data journalist for <a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/\">New Mexico in Depth<\/a>, closely follows fundraising and expenses filed by lawmakers and lobbyists. 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