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State police get federal aid to pay for fuel, cars
Posted: 06.28.2010 at 3:15 PM
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson is allocating $1 million in federal economic stimulus money for the state police to buy new cars and fuel.

The governor said Monday the $1 million will help offset budget cuts, which otherwise would have forced the state police to limit how many miles officers could drive each month.

Richardson said $250,000 will be used to buy 11 new state police cars and $750,000 will go for fuel.

The state police is a part of the Department of Public Safety, which has a budget of about $93 million in state money in the fiscal year that starts July 1.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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