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»*u worK very iiaiu tu uy vuve that bond with the governor’s s is office.”He said he is meeting with in legislators to inform them of how srv- he expects to run the lieutenant and governor’s office. He said he will *er run an up-front campaign and Jte- announce what he expects from *ay the office and what he has to offer.una 4tWe will bring a lot of common am- sense and business experience to ays state government,” said Luna, yof who has run Casey Luna Ford-Mercury in Belen for more than pro- 30 years.not “When I got to the office of the link lieutenant governor, there’s go-ship ing to be a great big, wide open and door. I plan to respond to peo-we pie’s needs much in the same we way as a businessman meets the consumer’s needs,” he 5 in- explained.there will be more local autonomy to handle economicsituations.He said Roswell’s recovery from the loss of Walker Air Force Base in the 1960’s is a good exm-61e of how municipalities can elp themselves. He said that cities can expect the cooperation of the state but should not expect to be carried by the state.“Economic situations are go-ing to be handled by municipalities more than ever. They are going to have to handle their own problems and that’s really the way it ought to be,” he said.“Granted, a lot of resources come from the state level, but by handling situations on your own, you don’t have the state government hanging over you all of the time.”
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Thu, Mar 13, 1986
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