{"id":40708,"date":"2022-12-09T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T00:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=40708"},"modified":"2022-12-09T17:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T00:41:14","slug":"modernizing-state-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/modernizing-state-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"Modernizing the State Legislature"},"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=\"Modernizing the State Legislature | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8c-Ozd0_L18?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><strong>12.09.22 <\/strong><\/strong>\u2013 Gene Grant catches up with Mario Jimenez from Common Cause New Mexico to talk about a new poll showing broad public support for modernizing the state legislature. 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