{"id":6709,"date":"2015-09-18T15:19:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T22:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:06:24","slug":"the-line-campaign-finance-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-campaign-finance-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Campaign  Finance Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 18, 2015 &#8211; State law requires that political candidates file reports on campaign contributions and spending. But the recent news that some elected officials did not account for thousands of dollars in donations has many now asking whether the process is effective.<\/p>\n<p>Host Gene Grant and this week&#8217;s line opinion panelists debate the latest news on campaign finance reporting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eps8vghX-UA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><br \/>\nMerritt Allen, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voxoptima.com\/\">Vox Optima, LLC<\/a><br \/>\nDan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip<br \/>\nEric Griego, former New Mexico state senator<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\/\">DukeCityFix.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 18, 2015 &#8211; State law requires that political candidates file reports on campaign contributions and spending. 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