by Paul Gessing | Sep 24, 2020 | Audio, Economy, Education, Energy and Environment, Legislature, Local Government, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Tax and Budget, Top Issues
This has been a big week for the Rio Grande Foundation on the air. Paul recently sat down with Bob Clark of KKOB 96.3FM. You can find that show here. Bob and Paul discuss numerous topics from the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her legacy as well as well as...
by Paul Gessing | Aug 25, 2020 | Economy, Film Subsidies, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the filming of movies and television shows has ground to a halt in New Mexico and around the country. While aspects of the pandemic are devastating to our economy, the shutdown of film is not one of them. That’s because of the outrageous...
by Paul Gessing | Jul 30, 2020 | Education, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues
The Rio Grande Foundation has signed onto an amicus brief filed Wednesday in Michigan v. DeVos, a critical legal dispute in federal court between a group of state attorneys general (including New Mexico’s Hector Balderas) and the federal Education...
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...
