{"id":19326,"date":"2021-02-19T12:51:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=19326"},"modified":"2021-12-10T17:16:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T00:16:11","slug":"pnms-dark-money-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/pnms-dark-money-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"PNM\u2019s Dark Money Spending"},"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=\"PNM\u2019s Dark Money Spending | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k_G7ykz6MyU?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<p><strong>February 19, 2021 \u2013<\/strong> The Line opinion panel talks about the revelation that PNM\u2019s parent company funded hundreds of thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of political action supporting lawmakers who favor the electricity provider\u2019s preferred policies. The new State Ethics Commission forced the disclosure through legal action, suing a dark money group called the Council for Competitive New Mexico to reveal its donors, a step required under the Campaign Reporting Act. A settlement showed PNM to be the group\u2019s sole donor, delivering almost half a million dollars for the effort.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>******<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This segment is part of our #YourNMGov project, in collaboration with KUNM radio. Support for public media provided by the Thornburg Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Gene Grant&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Line Opinion Panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Dede Feldman, former state senator&nbsp;<br>Dan Foley, former NM House minority whip&nbsp;<br>H. Diane Snyder, former state senator&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1526124\/ethics-panel-files-lawsuit-seeking-disclosure-of-groups-donors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commission Sues Political Group for Disclosure<\/a> \u2013 <em>Albquerque Journal<\/em>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2021\/02\/12\/utilitys-admission-friday-likely-to-increase-suspicion-it-helped-bankroll-prc-reform-ballot-measure\/\">Did PNM Bankroll Another Group?<\/a> \u2013 NM in Depth\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/nmindepth.com\/2021\/02\/12\/why-should-we-care-about-dark-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Should We Care About Dark Money?<\/a> \u2013 NM in Depth\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 19, 2021 \u2013 The Line opinion panel talks about the revelation that PNM\u2019s parent company funded hundreds of thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of political action supporting lawmakers who favor the electricity provider\u2019s preferred policies. 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