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.

  • Opinion piece: In New Mexico, there’s money for everything but roads
    by Paul Gessing
    The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on September 27, 2025 (and other New Mexico papers). New Mexico is facing an increasingly dire situation on its roads. A recent Albuquerque Journal story stated that “New Mexico faces a $471.6 million gap in funding for priority projects around the state.” A total of $5.6 billion is […]
  • Albuquerque Mayoral Poll is actually good news
    by Paul Gessing
    If you’re a politician looking for a third consecutive term in office and you are the first choice for only 29% of the electorate, that isn’t good news. That’s especially true in this fall’s election for mayor of Albuquerque. Yes, it’s a 7 person race with 5 “common sense” moderates or conservatives and 2 “hard-core […]
  • MLG touts bipartisanship with Utah’s Spencer Cox but won’t share Special Session agenda w/ GOP
    by Paul Gessing
    On the newsmagazine show 60 Minutes (and at Notre Dame recently) Democrat Gov. Lujan Grisham and Utah’s Republican Gov. Spencer Cox tout bipartisanship. We certainly agree that rhetoric has become too heated in this country and we wish the parties would work together in support of individual freedom and protecting our constitutional liberties, but it […]
  • Complete incompetence in Santa Fe (roads edition) 61,000 New Mexico jobs at stake
    by Paul Gessing
    We have reported and written an opinion piece and discussed the sorry state of New Mexico’s roads on our podcast, not to mention rest areas and other infrastructure frequently in recent months. But, rather than dealing with the issue in the special legislative session (as with the medical provider shortage) she wants to push that […]

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