by Paul Gessing | Jul 15, 2019 | Economy, Film Subsidies, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Top Issues, Videos
The Rio Grande Foundation is constantly on the lookout for ways to educate New Mexicans about what their tax dollars are being used for and what state and local government could or should be doing better. To that end the Foundation has developed a short video,...
by Paul Gessing | Jun 17, 2019 | Audio, Economy, Film Subsidies, Legislature, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues, Videos
The Rio Grande Foundation had an opportunity to explain (again) why New Mexico’s film subsidy program is not the economic winner it is so often touted as in a number of media outlets. Click on the 1st story below for the KOAT story: Also talked to KOB Channel 4:...
by Paul Gessing | May 25, 2019 | Economy, Education, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The Rio Grande Foundation earned some serious news coverage recently in its critique of the “major” college sports programs at UNM and NMSU. In taking the position that student fees and taxpayer dollars should not be diverted to prop up sports programs we...
by Paul Gessing | May 22, 2019 | Economy, Education, Legislature, Notable News, Research, Top Issues
After initially suggesting a 4 percent tuition increase was needed, The University of New Mexico’s regents recently adopted a 3.1 percent tuition increase for next school year. On the heels of that the Board of Regents just announced that the University would continue...
by Paul Gessing | May 17, 2019 | Economy, Film Subsidies, Legislature, Notable News, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
For years the Rio Grande Foundation has attempted to educate New Mexicans on the bad economics of film subsidies. The program which actually began under then Gov. Gary Johnson was enhanced by Bill Richardson when he and the Legislature made it state policy to return...
by Paul Gessing | May 6, 2019 | Economy, Legislature, Notable News, Top Issues
(Albuquerque, NM) – The US unemployment rate just hit 50 year lows last week, but an estimated 27,000 Able-Bodied New Mexicans without Dependents Remain (ABAWDs) on the federal food stamp (SNAP) program. New Mexico remains one of four states with full statewide...
