{"id":48445,"date":"2026-01-23T09:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48445"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:43:14","slug":"nm-sen-wirth-on-the-legislative-rocket-docket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/nm-sen-wirth-on-the-legislative-rocket-docket\/","title":{"rendered":"NM Sen. Wirth on the Legislative \u2018Rocket Docket\u2019"},"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=\"NM Sen. 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