{"id":19071,"date":"2021-01-29T10:22:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19071"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:09:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T00:09:21","slug":"lobbying-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/lobbying-during-a-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Lobbying During a Pandemic"},"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=\"Lobbying During a Pandemic | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pR9_5u5gtvc?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><strong>January 29, 2021 \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong>NMiF&nbsp;producer Matt Grubs interviews New Mexico In Depth reporter Bryan Metzger about his deep dive into the role of lobbyists in the state\u2019s legislative process. 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