{"id":11782,"date":"2017-10-06T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T15:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11782"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:51","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:51","slug":"the-line-albuquerque-municipal-election-healthy-workforce-initiative-defeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-albuquerque-municipal-election-healthy-workforce-initiative-defeated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Albuquerque Municipal Election \u2013 Healthy Workforce Initiative Defeated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzxpUabtuHM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>October 6, 2017 \u2013 The Healthy Workforce Initiative on the back of the ballot in the Albuquerque Municipal Election failed by what some are calling a \u201crazor-thin margin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The initiative, supported by organizations such as the NM Center on Law and Poverty and fought against by some business associations, would have required employers in the city of Albuquerque to provide employees with paid sick leave. Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate the fate of this ballot initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC<br \/>\nAndy Lyman, reporter for NM Political Report<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney<br \/>\nDan McKay, reporter for the Albuquerque Journal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 6, 2017 \u2013 The Healthy Workforce Initiative on the back of the ballot in the Albuquerque Municipal Election failed by what some are calling a \u201crazor-thin margin.\u201d The initiative, supported by organizations such as the NM Center on Law and Poverty and fought against by some business associations, would have required employers in 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