{"id":48802,"date":"2026-03-20T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=48802"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T21:15:47","slug":"local-and-state-government-transparency-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/local-and-state-government-transparency-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Local and State Government Transparency in 2026"},"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=\"Local and State Government Transparency in 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jcj8tMJC8YM?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>3.20.26&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>We\u2019re&nbsp;marking Sunshine Week \u2014 the annual celebration of the fight for government transparency \u2014 with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government. 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