{"id":14179,"date":"2019-03-15T09:54:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=14179"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:45:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:45:57","slug":"the-line-lawmakers-struggle-to-create-ethics-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-lawmakers-struggle-to-create-ethics-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Lawmakers Struggle To Create Ethics Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yJ7k2LNCJGo\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>March 15, 2019 \u2013 While some bills never get past committees during a legislative session, lawmakers this year were ready to do two things: pass a budget bill and create a voter-approved independent ethics commission. But there have been many amendments to both the House and Senate\u2019s versions of the ethics commission bill and there are still many details to iron out before this year\u2019s legislative session ends on Saturday, March 16. Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the bills and amendments, and look at the disconnect between getting voters to approve vague constitutional amendments and actually crafting the legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Merritt Allen, owner and executive director, Vox Optima LLC<br \/>\nDede Feldman, former NM State Senator<br \/>\nTom Garrity, the Garrity Group PR<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reading:<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1291026\/senator-using-dummy-bill-to-reset-ethics-commission-debate.html\">Senate votes 40-0 to approve newly-drafted ethics commission bill<\/a> \u2013 by Dan Boyd, <em>Albuquerque Journal<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/legislature\/new-mexico-senate-approves-ethics-commission\/article_799f177e-f677-501a-ba2f-4ed643bf5a3b.html\">New Mexico Senate approves ethics commission<\/a>\u2013 by Milan Simonich, <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 15, 2019 \u2013 While some bills never get past committees during a legislative session, lawmakers this year were ready to do two things: pass a budget bill and create a voter-approved independent ethics commission. 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