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Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories

14311. ABQjournal: Gov. Declares Win; Some Votes Not Yet Counted

... Capitol Bureau     SANTA FE - A constitutional amendment to provide more money for New Mexico schools gained a 219-vote lead Friday, and Gov. Bill Richardson claimed victory.     With votes still being tallied in Valencia County - and the state canvass still down the road on Oct. 14 - Republicans ...
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14312. ABQjournal: Mesilla Mayor's Fight for Water Comes Up Dry

... sent from (state) agency to agency," Cadena said.     When Mesilla officials learned that the residents were out of water, they were told by Gov. Bill Richardson's representatives in Las Cruces to submit an application to the state Water Trust Board for emergency funding.     Cadena said he was told ...
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14313. ABQjournal: State Worker Appeals Firing

... e-mails to other employees.     Varela is now working as a temporary computer support specialist at the State Land Office at $15 an hour.     Gov. Bill Richardson previously said he was outraged that state Commissioner of Public Lands Patrick Lyons hired Varela.     "The governor stands behind his previous ...
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14314. ABQjournal: N.M. To Get 1850s Home and Its Owners

... Review Committee in October to determine if it qualifies for state monument status. If it does, the committee would send a recommendation to Gov. Bill Richardson, Cisneros said.     Once the governor signs off on the matter, Cisneros said, planning will be done to convert the property into a state monument ...
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14315. ABQjournal: If Kids Skip, Parents To Pay

Saturday, September 27, 2003 If Kids Skip, Parents To Pay By Isabel Sanchez Journal Staff Writer     Skipping school, Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday, is not an option.     Your parents could go to jail. You could lose your driver's license. You could get picked up by police on a truancy sweep.   ...
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14316. ABQjournal: School Funding 6 p.m. Tally: 'Yes' by 171 Votes

... Votes             By Sue Major Holmes The Associated Press        Votes from Bernalillo County pushed a school funding amendment supported by Gov. Bill Richardson into the approved column Friday, providing enough of a cushion for the governor to declare victory.     "It looks extremely promising, and ...
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14317. ABQjournal: 800 Votes Not Yet Counted; Tally Not Final Until Oct. 14

... to be tallied.     Bernalillo County alone had 603 uncounted ballots, but officials do not expect all of them to be certified as valid.     Gov. Bill Richardson, who led supporters of the amendment, has not ruled out challenges to counts if the tally remains close or questionable.     Thirteen counties ...
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14318. ABQjournal: GOP Claims Victory

... .     David in this case was the state Republican Party and the rest of the heavily out-financed and out-organized opponents.     Godzilla was Gov. Bill Richardson, a Democrat who orchestrated a campaign that cost at least $1.2 million in support of the amendment, while enlisting the support of Republican ...
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14319. ABQjournal: 23 Votes All That's Between Schools and $78 Million

... Nash Journal Capitol Bureau     A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at getting more money for schools trailed by 23 votes Wednesday, but Gov. Bill Richardson was optimistic that reviews of the voting would result in the proposal's passage.     "I'm not being negative yet," said Richardson, who ...
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14320. ABQjournal: Skipping Class? Then Skip Driving, Gov. Says

... Burford Journal Staff Writer     Taking away the driver's licenses of chronic truants or sending them to a summer reform school are options Gov. Bill Richardson is considering in his campaign to keep kids in school, his truancy czar said Thursday.     The governor also may push for police officers to ...
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