{"id":212,"date":"2023-09-02T21:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T21:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/press-releases\/common-cause-new-mexico-mourns-loss-of-gov-bill-richardson\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T21:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T21:42:05","slug":"common-cause-new-mexico-mourns-loss-of-gov-bill-richardson","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/new-mexico\/press\/common-cause-new-mexico-mourns-loss-of-gov-bill-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause New Mexico Mourns Loss of Gov. 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