{"id":38967,"date":"2022-02-04T12:47:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T19:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=38967"},"modified":"2022-06-16T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:04:34","slug":"rural-infrastructure-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/rural-infrastructure-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Infrastructure Report"},"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=\"Rural Infrastructure Report | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2D5Bj7DezQ?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<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.4.2022 \u2013 <\/strong>New Mexico is in the process of deciding how to spend billions of dollars in federal infrastructure dollars. 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