{"id":8414,"date":"2016-03-18T12:01:48","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T19:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:02:10","slug":"the-line-does-it-matter-if-lawmakers-dont-use-official-email-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-does-it-matter-if-lawmakers-dont-use-official-email-accounts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Does It Matter If Lawmakers Don&#8217;t Use Official Email Accounts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><del><\/del>March 18, 2016 &#8211; The Associated Press <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/records-new-mexico-lawmakers-rarely-use-work-email\/article_99466a2e-056b-5ea2-b176-2ea266bf3da0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported this week<\/a> that lawmakers are apparently not using official email to conduct state business, but are instead focusing on meetings and phone calls. Does it matter to the public if there&#8217;s no written record of how deals were struck before proposals reach the floor of the legislature?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DHR4rsnSZRY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><br \/>\nEric Griego, former New Mexico state senator<br \/>\nTom Garrity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garritypr.com\/\">Garrity Group PR<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy &amp; McCarthy, LLP<br \/>\nMary T. Torres, attorney at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marytorreslaw.com\/\">Law Offices of Mary T. Torres<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 18, 2016 &#8211; The Associated Press reported this week that lawmakers are apparently not using official email to conduct state business, but are instead focusing on meetings and phone calls. 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