{"id":18877,"date":"2020-12-28T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18877"},"modified":"2021-01-05T11:43:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:43:21","slug":"top-story-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/top-story-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Story of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Top Story of 2020 | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fnH5aezdpIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>January <\/strong><strong>1, <\/strong><strong>202<\/strong><strong>1<\/strong><strong> \u2013<\/strong> Our number one story of 2020 is no surprise. It\u2019s COVID-19 and the state of New Mexico\u2019s healthcare systems. The global pandemic changed absolutely everything about life in the last year. The Line opinion panelists discuss the state\u2019s reaction to the virus outbreak and especially Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham\u2019s controversial public health orders. They\u2019ll also discuss the inequities the pandemic has brought to the surface and how New Mexico moves forward from COVID in 2021. <em>(Note: our list of the top ten stories of 2020 is non-scientific and represents the thoughts of the New Mexico in Focus team, along with help and input from our panelists).<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:&nbsp;<\/strong>Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<br>Dan Boyd, <em>Albuquerque Journal <\/em>Capitol Bureau Chief\u202f&nbsp;<br>Julie Ann Grimm, <em>Santa Fe Reporter <\/em>Editor &amp; Publisher&nbsp;<br>Jessica Onsurez, <em>Carlsbad Current Argus <\/em>New Director&nbsp;<br>Andy Lyman, <em>New Mexico Political Report&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 1, 2021 \u2013 Our number one story of 2020 is no surprise. It\u2019s COVID-19 and the state of New Mexico\u2019s healthcare systems. 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