Richardson claims on N.M. accomplishments largely true
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson boasts of gains in New Mexico since he became governor. He can fairly take credit for raising teacher pay and cutting taxes. But it’s a stretch to attribute 80,000 new jobs to his tax-cutting.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Friday, May 25th, 2007 at 02:31 p.m.
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