{"id":41803,"date":"2023-06-09T08:14:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=41803"},"modified":"2023-06-09T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T18:09:00","slug":"pena-receives-federal-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/pena-receives-federal-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Pe\u00f1a Receives Federal Charges"},"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=\"Pe\u00f1a Receives Federal Charges | The Line\/Your NM Government\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TZqmS6VV-Lg?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>6.9.23 <\/strong>\u2013 This week on New Mexico in Focus, Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss gun violence in New Mexico and how local, state and federal officials are trying to address it. 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