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Submit your comment against the 10 mile Chaco Canyon barrier
The comment period is open from now until July 29, 2026. Submit your comment by clicking here today. Acting arbitrarily, the Biden Administration, led by Deb Haaland (who is running for Governor) adopted a 10 mile moratorium…
RGF Opinion piece: Rebates now, tax reform later
The following appeared in Las Cruces Sun News on July 11, 2027 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is to be applauded for calling for rebates for hard-pressed New Mexicans. With an additional $850 million available to the State due…
RGF on with Bob Clark for TWO fantastic interviews
On Thursday, June 25, 2026 RGF hosted a luncheon with speaker Tim Sandefur as part of the organization’s “America 250” celebrations. Tim signed copies of his book: “Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the…
RGF on the road/post mortem on ABQ City Council victory
This post will be a lot less policy oriented than normal. That’s because as the head of RGF, this week has been VERY busy. It started with a HUGE win at ABQ City Council on Monday night when on a 5-4 vote Council (again)…
Opinion piece: Report on economic development incentives is incomplete
The following appeared in the Santa Fe New Mexican on June 6, 2026. It appeared in other papers across the state. Recently the Legislative Finance Committee produced a report in which (to summarize the findings) they made the…
RGF President discusses AI data centers on “Powering America” podcast
In the latest episode of the Powering America Podcast, Paul Gessing, president of the Rio Grande Foundation, discusses data centers and energy policy in New Mexico. Gessing highlights the state’s potential for data center…
Opinion piece: SPEED Act would be a win for Left and Right
The following appeared in the Eastern New Mexico News on May 5, 2026, and in several other New Mexico media outlets. Federal legislation known as the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED Act)…
RGF talks to KOAT 7: What ever happened to taxpayers-subsidized Unser Crossing?
New Mexico has a long history of spending taxpayer dollars on failed developments that don’t pan out. Going back nearly 20 years to the Unser Crossing development (originally slated for Unser and Central) was one such plan.…
RGF in Las Cruces Sun News: Las Cruces overspent. It’s time to cut | Opinion
The following appeared in the Las Cruces Sun-News on April 26, 2026. After years of overspending the City of Las Cruces, like Albuquerque, faces a budget deficit. Unlike Albuquerque which has lost people, Las Cruces…
RGF calls out City of Albuquerque for wasteful turf spending in KOAT Channel 7 story
A few years ago the City of Albuquerque spent $235,000 for turf (in Rio Rancho) for the Duke City Gladiators. The team folded and a new arena team by a different name now plays at State owned Tingley Coliseum. What happened…
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