by Paul Gessing | Jul 7, 2020 | Economy, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
Rio Grande Foundation president Paul Gessing recently penned this op-ed along with Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. The piece appeared in numerous publications around the State. New Mexico is facing a budget deficit due to the combined forces of Gov. Lujan...
by Paul Gessing | Jul 2, 2020 | Local Government, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues, Videos
The Rio Grande Foundation always is on the lookout for unnecessary government spending. With this Independence Day “on lockdown” the City of Albuquerque chose to spend nearly $100,000 to put on four fireworks displays instead of the usual one at Balloon...
by Paul Gessing | Jun 24, 2020 | Economy, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues, Videos
KOAT TV Channel 7 and the Rio Grande Foundation are both tracking COVID 19 spending in New Mexico. You can find an interactive chart for New Mexico and other states here. Notably, New Mexico’s COVID 19 spending is concentrated in areas of the State that...
by Paul Gessing | Jun 9, 2020 | Economy, Education, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues
Comparing school districts in New Mexico is often challenging. Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) is one of the largest districts in the entire country. With that come certain “efficiencies of scale” as well as some serious drawbacks. The answer is to compare similar...
by Paul Gessing | Jun 4, 2020 | Constitution/Criminal Justice, Economy, Education, Energy and Environment, Film Subsidies, Legislature, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Open Government, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The Rio Grande Foundation often comes under criticism from the left. But sometimes we come under fire from the right as well. For starters we are designated as 501c3 “education and research” think tank. We don’t make endorsements and we don’t “carry water” for any...
by Paul Gessing | May 28, 2020 | Economy, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues, Videos
With so many in person events on hold these days organizations, especially political ones, are working overtime to figure out ways to keep momentum and activism going without meeting in person. The Los Alamos GOP recently invited RGF president Paul Gessing to present...
