ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday urged legislative leaders to end their gridlock and pass her proposals for diversifying the state’s economy. Among the key measures, a liability exemption for space companies that she says is needed to attract business to the nearly complete Spaceport America.

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