New Mexico’s foolhardy budget
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Michelle Lujan Grisham proposes a bigger budget increase in one year than Susana Martinez had over eight. Continue Reading
Following ‘blue tsunami,’ what’s next for NM’s free-market movement?
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The utter devastation of the GOP and most fiscally-conservative candidates on Election Day will make the 2019 Legislature and beyond quite interesting. Continue Reading
The City of Las Cruces is at it again
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Raising taxes is a foolish strategy if the goal is to boost a city’s quality of life. Growing the economy must come first. Continue Reading
Moody’s downgrade is a warning for NM
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Despite a $600 million surplus and an unemployment rate that has dropped to an almost-respectable 5.1 percent, New Mexico’s economy is in dire shape. Continue Reading
NM needs to use oil and gas bonanza wisely
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There are two important ideas that must be considered as uses for this surplus: tax reform and pension reform. Continue Reading
Institutional racism or something more complicated?
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New Mexico children can’t wait for the last vestiges of racism to be rooted out or for another government program to save the day. Continue Reading
Film subsidy expansion would drain state’s coffers
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This is hardly the time to eliminate the film subsidy caps. Continue Reading
NM isn’t getting Amazon, but we can become more attractive for new businesses
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With a few significant policy reforms and a serious effort to tackle crime, our state could be in the running for numerous other businesses and thousands of jobs. Continue Reading
Why the Rio Grande Foundation is suing Santa Fe
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We urge the city to recognize the right of nonprofits to express their views without punishing their donors. Continue Reading
Secretary of state’s power grab on nonprofit privacy
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We should be cautious about proposals that restrict or chill charitable giving. Continue Reading
Come up with a better alternative, Mr. Terrazas
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The Rio Grande Foundation may not have all the answers, but I’d sure like to see New Mexico try a few of them before it’s too late. Continue Reading
Gov. Martinez was right to wield veto pen
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Without her veto pen this session, New Mexico’s already poor economic conditions would be much, much worse. Continue Reading
Instead of senseless tax hikes, reform bloated government
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Government at all levels in New Mexico remains far bigger than it is in any of our neighbors or in almost any other state. Continue Reading
Medicaid reform can save New Mexico
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Gov. Susana Martinez’s misguided decision to expand Medicaid could push New Mexico toward insolvency. Continue Reading
Maximizing the 2017 legislative session
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We are left with making painful cuts and tough decisions now and (hopefully) enacting long-overdue tax reforms that will bring about economic growth for the future. Continue Reading