{"id":6776,"date":"2015-10-02T13:57:21","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6776"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:23","slug":"the-line-ethics-oversight-for-elected-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-ethics-oversight-for-elected-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Ethics Oversight For Elected Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>October 2, 2015<\/em> &#8211;\u00a0A committee of lawmakers\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/house-committee-on-duran-impeachment-agrees-to-hire-lawyer\/article_11481126-b5a8-53c5-abc8-a0551528e68b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">met this week<\/a> to discuss the possible impeachment of Secretary of State Dianna Duran. \u00a0In August,\u00a0New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/635916\/news\/ag-charges-secretary-of-state-duran-with-converting-campaign-funds-to-personal-use.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">filed 64 charges<\/a> against Duran, including money laundering, embezzlement and fraud. Duran <a href=\"http:\/\/www.koat.com\/news\/secretary-of-state-dianna-duran-pleads-not-guilty-to-fraud-charges\/35282068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pleaded not guilty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Host\u00a0Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss the latest calls for Secretary Duran to resign. They also debate proposals to increase ethics oversight for elected officials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPoqcFLQw3A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>LINE PANELISTS:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marthaburk.org\/\">Martha Burk<\/a>, political psychologist and author<br \/>\nViki Harrison, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/states\/new-mexico\/\">Common Cause New Mexico<\/a><br \/>\nPhil C. Marquez, Talk Radio, Inc.<br \/>\nRob Nikolewski, <a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.org\/category\/new-mexico\/\">Watchdog.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2, 2015 &#8211;\u00a0A committee of lawmakers\u00a0met this week to discuss the possible impeachment of Secretary of State Dianna Duran. \u00a0In August,\u00a0New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed 64 charges against Duran, including money laundering, embezzlement and fraud. Duran pleaded not guilty. 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