{"id":14061,"date":"2019-02-14T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T02:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=14061"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:46:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:46:39","slug":"the-line-gop-lawmakers-feel-silenced-at-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-gop-lawmakers-feel-silenced-at-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: GOP Lawmakers Feel Silenced At Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ub2F0dTM1JQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">February 15, 2019 \u2013 After the blue wave swept through New Mexico and changed the political makeup of the state\u2019s governing body, Republicans lawmakers often feel that they are largely being ignored. How much responsibility do Democrats have to reach across the aisle, and what should the GOP strategy be with the time left in the session?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the different power dynamics at play during this year\u2019s legislative session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Merritt Allen, owner and executive director, Vox Optima LLC<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Jeffrey Candelaria, Konnection Now &amp; host on KKOB<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Sophie Martin, attorney<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Serge Martinez, professor, UNM School of Law<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">For Further Reading:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/2019\/02\/10\/house-republicans-pushed-further-into-the-minority-feel-frustration-at-lack-of-input\/\">House Republicans, pushed further into the minority, feel frustration at lack of input<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\">\u2013 Daniel J. Chac\u00f3n, <i>Santa Fe New Mexican, <\/i>reprinted by<i> NM Political Report<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 15, 2019 \u2013 After the blue wave swept through New Mexico and changed the political makeup of the state\u2019s governing body, Republicans lawmakers often feel that they are largely being ignored. 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