{"id":48411,"date":"2026-01-16T13:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48411"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:49:02","slug":"oil-and-gas-reform-bills-expected-in-2026-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/oil-and-gas-reform-bills-expected-in-2026-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil and Gas Reform Bills Expected in 2026 Session"},"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=\"Oil and Gas Reform Bills Expected in 2026 Session\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JITF_vHCBng?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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.16.26 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>For years as a reporter at Capital and Main, Jerry Redfern has documented the short lives of oil and gas reform bills introduced at the Roundhouse. 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