Even though governor Godoy had a good working relationship with president Calderón throughout 2007, and even though he and former governor Cardenas Batel had shared with the president their concern that 10 per cent of the state's municipal authorities were on La Familia's payroll, intergovernmental cooperation broke down after the terrorist attack.
Aunque el gobernador Godoy tuvo una buena relación de trabajo con el presidente Calderón al inicio de 2008, y aunque él y el ex gobernador Cárdenas compartieron con el presidente la sospecha de que 10 por ciento de las autoridades municipales del estado estuvieran en la nómina de La Familia, la cooperación intergubernamental se colapsó tras el ataque terrorista.