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We are building a New Mexico where liberty, opportunity, and prosperity flourish.

The mission of the Rio Grande Foundation is to increase liberty and prosperity for all of New Mexico by informing citizens of the importance of individual freedom, limited government, and economic opportunity.

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Tipping Point New Mexico

Tipping Point New Mexico is the official podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico, hosted by Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation, and Wally Drangmeister.

541 Zach Fort of New Mexico Shooting Sports Association – Unconstitutional Gun Grab and Public Emergencies – Tipping Point New Mexico

On this week’s interview Paul talks to Zach Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association. They discuss the Gov.’s unconstitutional gun grab. They discuss legal actions being taken to rein the Gov. back in and what will happen next with gun rights and public emergencies in New Mexico. The post 541 Zach Fort of New Mexico Shooting Sports Association – Unconstitutional Gun Grab and Public Emergencies appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
  1. 541 Zach Fort of New Mexico Shooting Sports Association – Unconstitutional Gun Grab and Public Emergencies
  2. 540 Governor’s Gun Order, Kohl’s Closes Due to Crime, Electric Vehicles Struggle and more
  3. 539 Developments at Estancia Valley Classical Academy
  4. 538 Gun Ban in Bernalillo County, COVID Past and Present, Literacy Institute Proposed, Issues with EVs and Mandates

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Errors of Enchantment

Errors of Enchantment is the official blog of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.

  • How will the State enforce Lujan Grisham’s EV mandates?
    by Paul Gessing
    With the Environmental Improvement Board starting to hold meetings over plans to force New Mexicans to buy electric vehicles (and regulations already in place to buy smaller numbers of EV’s starting next year) we figured it was worth looking at how these regulations will work. The simple answer is that car dealers have the most […]
  • Deb Haaland’s radical daughter has ties to Cuba’s communist government
    by Paul Gessing
    Biden Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is a radical who has done her “best” to oppose American energy.  Her daughter is perhaps even more radical and has raised concerns of conflict of interest given her environmental activism and her mother’s position. Earlier this year Haaland decided to place large tracts of land around Chaco Canyon Monument […]
  • Opinion piece: Governor’s Disdain For Democracy Nothing New
    by Paul Gessing
    The following appeared in Las Cruces Sun-News on September 15, 2023 and in other papers across New Mexico. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently gained national headlines for her public health order which essentially banned carrying a gun in Bernalillo County, the State’s largest county by population. Her justification for this dramatic action was […]
  • Tipping Point NM episode 540 Governor’s Gun Order, Kohl’s Closes Due to Crime, Electric Vehicles Struggle and more
    by Paul Gessing
    On this week’s conversation Paul and Wally discuss the latest on MLG’s gun order and where we see things going from here. On a related note Kohl’s in Coronado Mall has abruptly closed. Employees interviewed by KOB TV cited theft as a leading issue. Biden’s own Energy Secretary experienced some issues firsthand and NPR was there to […]

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