{"id":9497,"date":"2016-09-09T15:48:17","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T22:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=9497"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:58:19","slug":"the-line-former-nm-environment-secretary-to-lead-oil-gas-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-former-nm-environment-secretary-to-lead-oil-gas-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Former NM Environment Secretary To Lead Oil &#038; Gas Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 9, 2016 &#8211; Former New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn is the new executive director of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.\u00a0Governor Martinez made an earlier pledge that her cabinet secretaries would not lobby for two years after leaving her administration. Can Flynn head NMOGA\u00a0without lobbying? Host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists discuss this news story and the announcement this week that Yates Petroleum is set to be sold to a Houston-based company.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIItnuot1T4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Line Panelists:<\/i><br \/>\nDan Foley, former New Mexico house minority whip<br \/>\nViki Harrison, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/states\/new-mexico\/\">Common Cause New Mexico<\/a><br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\/\">DukeCityFix.com<\/a><br \/>\nMary T. Torres, attorney at Law Offices of Mary T. 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