Constitution Changes and Campaign Contributions
October 16, 2020 – Gene Grant and The Line opinion panelists discuss the constitutional amendment that aims to reform the Public Regulation Commission. Created in 1996, the agency merged two separate bodies that had been governing corporations and utilities. It’s been beset by controversy and inefficiency since then. The group also looks at contributions to state legislative campaigns, and the influence of the oil and gas industry.
Host: Gene Grant
Line Panelists:
Dede Feldman, former state senator
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
Steve Terrell, retired reporter, Santa Fe New Mexican
For More Information:
Debate Rages Over Plan to Replace Elected PRC with Appointees – Albuquerque Journal
Pros and Cons to Constitutional Amendments on the November Ballot – Hobbs News-Sun
Lobbyists, Clients Spend Heavily in NM Legislative Races – Albuquerque Journal