Unofficially, the voters of Dona Ana county passed a tax measure that will help fund the construction of a private space port near Upham, NM. The vote totals are not official because not all the provisional ballots have been counted. However there are only 108 provisional ballots, and the measure is leading by more than 250 votes.

There has been a lot of press about this 'Spaceport America' thing recently. Just yesterday there was an article on MSNBC about the plan. A great quote from the article Carol Garcia, 52, of Las Cruces, said: “It’s just a rich man’s dream that he needs us to help pay for. If it’s your dream, build it yourself.” While I am glad that the plan is moving forward, these folks in a very poor county of one of America's poorest states shouldn't have to pay for it.

Also, I would like to point out that the name 'Spaceport America' is little more than a dirty PR stunt. The whole project had no name until Richard Branson showed up to sign a referendum with New Mexico - then suddenly it's Spaceport America. That man is a marketing genius.

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