Inside Bill Richardson

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Richardson, as a Member of Congress in the 1990's, set a Guiness World record for most hands shaken.

Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM) is one of the country’s best known politicians from one of the country’s least known states. In this one-of-a-kind film, award-winning journalist Neil Simon shows you just how Richardson leads the state he made his own. From his childhood in Mexico City through his early political carpet-bagging, Richardson is honest, revealing and candid in this 30-minute feature. With interviews from Richardson’s harshest critics and most loyal insiders, this film is a glimpse into the life and leadership of an ambitious governor at the height of his popularity. For a front-row seat at international diplomacy, Richardson’s lowest lows (as Secretary of Energy) and highest highs (2002 gubernatorial win) and everything in between, enjoy “Inside Bill Richardson.”

Clearing the Air:
How El Paso, Texas Banned Indoor Smoking

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When El Paso banned indoor smoking in 1999 it was the most stringent smoking law in the country.

The office, the restaurant, the arena, even the bar. When the City of El Paso passed its 'Clean indoor air ordinance' in 1999 it was far and away the toughest smoking ban in the nation.   In this 22-minute feature film, Neil Simon unfolds a dynamic political case study, showing the grassroots mobilization, electoral politics, political fundraising, city hall lobbying, and environmental climate that all combined to bring about what was then the most stringent anti-smoking ordinance in the country.   With interviews from the smoking ban's champions, City Council President Larry Medina and Mayor Raymond Caballero, and ever-present cameras throughout the anti-smoking advocates cause, 'Clearing the Air' has been shown widely to municipal leaders considering taking such bold action to make their communities healthier places to live and work.