{"id":39495,"date":"2022-05-20T10:42:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T17:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39495"},"modified":"2022-06-16T11:14:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T18:14:27","slug":"nm-budget-surplus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-budget-surplus\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Budget Surplus"},"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=\"New Mexico Budget Surplus | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GkPWFV4mlvM?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>5.20.2022 &#8211; <\/strong>New information from a legislative economist shows the state could be in for even more surplus revenue than expected. Our Panel brainstorms how the money could be most effectively used, and how our reliance on oil and gas revenue impacts the state\u2019s shift towards renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Kevin McDonald<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Opinion Panelists:<\/strong><br>Merritt Allen, Vox Optima public relations<br>Laura Sanchez, attorney<br>Dan Boyd, capitol bureau chief, Albuquerque Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-states-fossil-fuel-tax-revenue-366eed46dcca4a7173f0f133f1afcfa0\"><em>In U.S. States Struggle to Replace Fossil Fuel Revenue<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Associated Press<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/searchlightnm.org\/diminishing-returns\/\"><em>Diminishing Returns<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Searchlight NM<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This segment is part of our Your New Mexico Government project, a collaboration between KUNM radio and New Mexico PBS. 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