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Article: Governor to Sign Las Cruces, N.M., Convention Center Bill.
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- Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, NM)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2003
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Byline: Tracy Wenzl
Mar. 20--SANTA FE, N.M.--It's official. Las Cruces will get its convention center.
Gov. Bill Richardson announced in a news conference Wednesday that he will sign Senate Bill 1, sponsored by Sen. Mary Jane Garcia, D-Dona Ana, making the dream of a convention center a reality.
"For the record," Richardson said, "I would like to show my gratitude for this senator." He went on to praise the hard work Garcia had put in on the convention center bill.
Garcia couldn't be happier about her bill's success.
She described the bill's $2.50-per-night charge to be paid by hotel patrons as an "innovative mechanism." The ...
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