NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Days after an Albuquerque man put up billboards highlighting some of the worst statistics about New Mexico, the state is sharing a different perspective. The New Mexico Economic Development Department has put its version of billboards resembling the format of the ones posted around the city. One of their posts said, “While some want to drag us down, we’re here to lift up the truth.”
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“We saw those billboards and we really wanted to tell what we think is the story of new Mexico where we’re going so we thought that the effective way to do that would really highlight those positive statistics that are telling the story of progress, telling the story of billing prosperity for our families,” said Rob Black, Cabinet Secretary, NM Economic Development Department…