New Mexico Query Spices Up State Politics
A state bird (the roadrunner), a state animal (the black bear) and a state cookie (the spicy biscochito) weren’t enough for New Mexico legislators.
Now they’ve adopted a state question: “Red or green?”
The reference is to chilies, the hot peppers that spice up many New Mexican dishes. State officials say New Mexico is the top chili-producing state in the nation.
The Legislature passed a nonbinding measure Saturday asking Gov. Gary Johnson to issue a proclamation making “Red or green?” the official state query.
Johnson vetoed a similar measure last year.
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