NO SOONER DO WE GET WORD TESLA'S MAJOR BATTERY FACTORY IS GOING TO NEVADA … AND THE FINGER-POINTING STARTS IN NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR'S RACE. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE GARY KING BLAMES THE LOSS OF TESLA'S FACTORY ON WHAT HE CALLS GOVERNOR MARTINEZ'S "FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP." HE SAYS SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PREPARING PEOPLE FOR SUCH HIGH STAKES JOBS BY BETTER FUNDING PUBLIC EDUCATION.
TESLA WOULD HAVE BROUGHT WITH IT 65-HUNDRED JOBS. A MARTINEZ SPOKESMAN SAYS HER OFFICE HASN'T HEARD FROM TESLA AND WILL WAIT FOR TODAY'S 5PM NEWS CONFERENCE WHERE THE COMPANY IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE NEVADA AS ITS CHOICE.
