{"id":47042,"date":"2025-05-15T14:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47042"},"modified":"2025-05-15T14:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T21:00:10","slug":"nm-sen-jay-block-on-creating-state-program-similar-to-doge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-sen-jay-block-on-creating-state-program-similar-to-doge\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Sen. Jay Block on Creating State Program Similar to DOGE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>5.16.25 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>State Sen. Jay Block, R-Rio Rancho, introduced a bill during this year&#8217;s legislative session to create a program similar to the Department of Government Efficiency. Unlike DOGE, Block tells senior producer Lou DiVizio that his proposed program will not shrink the government workforce, nor target what the Trump administration calls \u201cwoke propaganda.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>\u00a0Lou DiVizio\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0NM Sen. Jay Block, R-Rio Rancho\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrobserver.com\/news\/legislature\/push-to-create-doge-inspired-office-in-nm-government-struggling-to-gain-traction\/article_0a36579e-613e-5445-8748-aa3e7f020526.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Push to create DOGE-inspired office in NM government struggling to gain traction<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Rio Rancho Observer<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.16.25 \u2013 State Sen. 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