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 15, 2020 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Taxes, Top Issues, Videos
Due to the shutdown of New Mexico’s economy during the COVID19 outbreak New Mexico businesses have had to furlough or let go large numbers of their workers. This is going to potentially have seriousrepurcussions for the State’s unemployment insurance fund...
by Paul Gessing | Jun 12, 2020 | Economy, Notable News, Top Issues
$34 million and counting is what New Mexico has spent so far on fighting COVID19. Federal CARES Act money should be available and more than enough so as to not impact New Mexico’s budget (the shutdown is another matter). But, as Gessing cautions in...
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...
