Rio Grande Foundation

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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.

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Rio Grande Foundation: The Constitution
The Constitution
Rio Grande Foundation: The Economy
The Economy
Rio Grande Foundation: Education
Education
Rio Grande Foundation: Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment
Rio Grande Foundation: Healthcare
Healthcare
Rio Grande Foundation: Legislature
the Legislature

Errors of Enchantment

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

  • Tipping Point NM Episode 776: House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong discusses priorities for 2026 legislative session
    by Paul Gessing
    On this week’s interview Paul talks to House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong about the upcoming legislative session. The two discuss a number of important issues facing New Mexico’s Legislature in the upcoming session including: free childcare, the medical provider shortage, and more. We discuss a lot of important issues in this episode! The post Tipping Point NM Episode […]
  • A critical look at Deb Haaland’s education plans
    by Paul Gessing
    Good news, Deb Haaland’s campaign (she’s the frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s nomination for Gov.) has put some actual public policy ideas out on her website. While we’ve done writeups on the other Democrats running (search for Bregman and Miyagishima) in the search box this is the first we’ve seen from the Haaland campaign. The […]
  • RGF opinion piece: Data centers are coming: How to handle them
    by Paul Gessing
    The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on January 10, 2026. It has appeared in several other publications as well.   After years of failure to land a “big fish” business for New Mexico’s economy (or effectively use the oil and gas revenues to grow the economy) Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, with the […]
  • ABQ Ethics Board Dismisses frivolous “sweatshirt-gate” ethics complaint made by Keller campaign against RGF’s Paul Gessing
    by Paul Gessing
    This afternoon in a hearing, the Albuquerque Board of Ethics (BOE) unanimously dismissed a complaint filed by Daymon Ely for the Tim Keller campaign that was made against Rio Grande Foundation president Paul Gessing. The complaint arose out of the Foundation’s reporting over the purchase and delivery of yellow hoodie sweatshirts to members of Albuquerque’s […]

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