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Host Gene Grant and this week&#8217;s Line opinion panelists debate the budget deal and talk about what might happen next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4iF_mfgAsyI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Line Panelists<\/strong>:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/merrittvox\">Merritt Allen<\/a>, Vox Optima LLC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RussContreras\">Russell Contreras<\/a>, Associated Press reporter<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tom_Garrity\">Tom Garrity<\/a>, The Garrity Group PR<br \/>\nChristine Sierra, retired UNM political science professor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 14, 2016 &#8211; Lawmakers passed a budget deal last week in the special legislative session. But battles over the budget are far from over. 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