The Covid -19 Pandemic forced individuals, organizations, companies and governments – including the 2021 New Mexico Legislature – to modify how each conducted business. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG) held two focus group conversations following the 2021 Legislative session to understand the implications of the largely virtual legislative session. Specifically, NMFOG conducted the research to gain insight on the virtual workings of the session, learn if the absence of in person communication increased or diminished transparency and accountability and gather recommendations for future sessions from the participants’ attitudes, feelings, experiences and reactions.