{"id":12521,"date":"2018-02-23T09:38:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T16:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=12521"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:21","slug":"the-line-summing-up-the-legislative-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-summing-up-the-legislative-session\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Summing Up The Legislative Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mslfQVFejvA\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>February 23, 2018 \u2013 The legislative session that ended last week marked the final session before a new governor takes the reins next year. Was that why the session was uncharacteristically quiet? Or did a budget surplus lead to real bipartisanship?  Gene Grant and the Line panelists debate the tone of the session, look at bills that passed and failed, and predict what Governor Martinez will be remembered for most.<\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong><br \/>\nDede Feldman, former state senator<br \/>\nDan Foley, former House minority whip<br \/>\nTom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR<br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy, LLP<\/center><\/p>\n<p>For further reading:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1135190\/lawmakers-expect-veto-pen-will-be-little-used.html\">Lawmakers expect veto pen will be little used<\/a> \u2013 by Dan McKay, Albuquerque Journal<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2018\/02\/15\/sine-die-bi-partisanship-was-buzzword-but-not-everything-was-kum-ba-ya\/\">Sine die: Bipartisanship was buzzword but not everything was kumbaya<\/a> \u2013 by Trip Jennings and Danielle Prokop, New Mexico In Depth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 23, 2018 \u2013 The legislative session that ended last week marked the final session before a new governor takes the reins next year. 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