by Paul Gessing | Nov 19, 2018 | Economy, Education, Film Subsidies, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
COMMENTARY: The Rio Grande Foundation is a nonpartisan organization, but like so many other New Mexicans we followed the recent election closely and were surprised by the “blue tsunami” that hit our state. As a policy-driven organization, we look forward, not back....
by Paul Gessing | May 29, 2018 | Economy, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
The following appeared at NMPolitics.net on May 29, 2018. COMMENTARY: New Mexico policymakers and citizens received some good economic news recently. Thanks to the much-maligned process known as fracking, oil production in the Permian Basin in Southeast New Mexico is...
by Paul Gessing | Jan 12, 2018 | ART, Economy, Notable News, Oil & Gas, RailRunner, Spaceport, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues, Transportation, Videos
Rio Grande Foundation president Paul Gessing recently sat down with KRWG’s Fred Martino. We discuss the Spaceport and ongoing issues there and then move on to talking about the 2018 Legislature and why voters should be so skeptical of government infrastructure...
by Paul Gessing | Jan 12, 2018 | Economy, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Tax and Budget, Taxes, Top Issues
Lawmakers, bureaucrats, and lobbyists are salivating over the nearly $200 million in “new money” Santa Fe is slated to receive during New Mexico’s next fiscal year. But while the worst of our state’s fiscal crisis appears to be behind us,...
by Paul Gessing | Nov 9, 2017 | Economy, Energy and Environment, Local Government, Oil & Gas, Top Issues
Las Cruces lurched to the left recently, but Sandoval County is attempting to break out of the economic malaise that has infected so much of New Mexico. The “right to work” ordinance which is moving towards final passage is one such effort, but another...
by Paul Gessing | Jul 12, 2016 | Economy, Energy and Environment, Notable News, Oil & Gas, Top Issues
ALBUQUERQUE — Yesterday on the floor of the US Senate, New Mexico’s senators and several of their colleagues attacked the free speech rights of free market and conservative organizations. Heinrich, Udall, and their Senate colleagues believe that the “science is...
