Acting Gov. Denish declares Hatch and Socorro disasters, and politicos push judge candidates
Posted 8/17/2006 12:27:00 PM
While Gov. Bill Richardson is out of state doing the anti-Wal-Mart thing, there’s a lot happening locally. Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, serving as acting governor, declared a disaster today in Hatch and Socorro, which have been pummeled (and in the case of Hatch, devastated) by recent rains.
According to the Albuquerque Journal, the declaration frees up $750,000 in flood-relief funds for the communities. The funds can only be used to repair public infrastructure.
Denish will fly over both towns today.
“The increased rain this monsoon season has been both a blessing and curse for
Also, Democrats in
Apparently, some Sedillo supporters have a problem with Macias’ wife Claudia more than with Fernando himself. Claudia Macias once ran the governor’s office in
Supporters of both candidates have been making phone calls, talking to the other district judges and doing what politicians do to try to get their way.
Who will
Then again, it might not.
5 Comments:
This disaster is bad, no one can deny that, but the governor has other responsabilities to tend to.
Was Bush in New Orleans the whole time the disaster of Hurricane Katrina was taking place? No!
So there, leave Richardson go out there and stand up against greedy Wal-Mart so that poor people can get paid better.
The governor is already doing what he can to assist the people of Hatch.
Stop right there! The Macias are great people and hard workers. Miss Macias did a great Job for Gov. Richardson- thats why she is still working for the State of NM.
Larry
Well the folks in Hatch- let me tell you us folks in VADO still have not gotten any help from the storm over 3 years past..
AGAIN with the VADO! Enough already!
Sorry if you are upset with me pushing the fact that us in VADO were promised some help by Richardson several years back and it never came. So I hope when people in Sonoma Ranch have a flood he helps them.
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