{"id":9482,"date":"2016-09-02T09:29:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T16:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=9482"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:58:19","slug":"the-line-albuquerque-ballot-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-albuquerque-ballot-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Albuquerque Ballot Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2016 &#8211; Two ballot initiatives\u00a0have been approved for the ballot in November but it&#8217;s still not clear if voters will be able to consider the proposals. One would require that Albuquerque employers allow workers to accrue paid sick leave. The other would increase funding available for publicly financed candidates in Albuquerque mayoral elections. Host Gene Grant and this week&#8217;s Line opinion panelists discuss the ballot initiatives this Friday at 7 p.m. on Channel 5.1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h_HF7yfy3w8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Line Panelists:<\/i><br \/>\nJanice Arnold-Jones, former state representative<br \/>\nTom Garrity, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garritypr.com\/\">Garrity Group PR<\/a><br \/>\nJulie Ann Grimm, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfreporter.com\/santafe\/\">Santa Fe Reporter<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney at Cuddy &amp; McCarthy, LLP<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 2, 2016 &#8211; Two ballot initiatives\u00a0have been approved for the ballot in November but it&#8217;s still not clear if voters will be able to consider the proposals. One would require that Albuquerque employers allow workers to accrue paid sick leave. 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