{"id":13392,"date":"2018-08-31T08:52:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=13392"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:47:25","slug":"the-line-how-should-legislators-spend-next-years-budget-surplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-how-should-legislators-spend-next-years-budget-surplus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: How Should Legislators Spend Next Year\u2019s Budget Surplus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KtTaAsvTDz4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>August 31, 2018 \u2013 The oil and gas industry boom is responsible for approximately <a 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