{"id":7120,"date":"2015-11-20T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T23:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=7120"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:20","slug":"the-line-accountability-in-campaign-spending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-accountability-in-campaign-spending\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Accountability In Campaign Spending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 20, 2015 &#8211; Campaign finance remains a hot topic\u00a0lately in\u00a0New Mexico. This week, KOB-TV aired a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kob.com\/article\/stories\/s3965300.shtml#.Vk-AzHarSUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-part series<\/a> on the state&#8217;s campaign finance system and raised questions about how campaign donations are\u00a0tracked and reported by state lawmakers. The<em> Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em> also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/front-companies-raise-questions-about-gov-martinez-adviser-s-control\/article_ad37145a-fec5-5e45-a4bb-8bdf7a7e7d16.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recently reported<\/a> on numerous companies set up by Jay McCleskey, a close adviser to Governor Susana Martinez, to allegedly conceal the sources of campaign donations to some candidates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/peN_NHz_XOs?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><br \/>\nDan Foley, former House minority whip<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\/\">DukeCityFix.com<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy &amp; McCarthy, LLP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 20, 2015 &#8211; Campaign finance remains a hot topic\u00a0lately in\u00a0New Mexico. This week, KOB-TV aired a five-part series on the state&#8217;s campaign finance system and raised questions about how campaign donations are\u00a0tracked and reported by state lawmakers. 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