Albuquerque, New Mexico – Today, in the second meeting of the New Mexico Criminal Justice Reform Subcommittee of the Courts, Corrections, and Justice Committee, the Rio Grande Foundation testified in support of replacing pure money bail with a system focused on risk. The Foundation’s testimony included statistics from other states that showed states that had […]
In May voters in the City of Santa Fe overwhelmingly rejected a soda tax: Then voters in Los Alamos denied the political establishment a massive new recreation bond: Recently, voters in Santa Fe County turned down a 1/16th hike in the GRT 70 to 30 percent: And just this week, Eddy County voters overwhelmingly turned […]
Sandoval County workers need your support!! On Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (MDT) there will be a County Commission meeting to discuss workers getting the freedom to choose if they want to join a union (or not). The meeting will be held at: Sandoval County Administration Building 1500 Idalia Road […]
The Pew Center does some great work in analyzing what is happening economically in the 50 states and the chart below is a great example. It tracks employment in the 50 states (analysis here). As can be clearly seen, New Mexico has seen an incredible drop in the percent of the population involved in the […]
The Rio Grande Foundation takes its mission of working throughout New Mexico seriously. In just the last few months, I’ve been to Carlsbad, Artesia, and Farmington to meet with and speak to various groups. On October 24, RGF’s president will be heading to Silver City to speak about the pressing economic issues facing New Mexico […]
The following appeared in the Las Cruces Sun-News on September 19, 2017. When it comes to the percentage of its population on Medicaid, New Mexico is at the top of the heap. An astonishing 44 percent of our state’s population is on Medicaid. This is a costly situation for taxpayers in the other 49 states […]
It is no surprise to even the most casual of local observers that Albuquerque’s economy faces major challenges. With voters now heading to the polls to vote on yet another mandate on local businesses, it is worth noting that the City’s economy is among the weakest in the nation. As the following chart from the […]
Advocates of free markets and limited government in New Mexico are on the offensive (for a change). After years of watching the Legislature fail to act on “right to work” and other economic policy reforms, the County Commission of Sandoval County appears poised to adopt a “right to work” bill at the County level. There […]
Early voting starts today in the City of Albuquerque’s municipal election. Voting sites and information are available here. KOB-TV recently released the first public polling of the all-important mandatory paid sick leave ballot measure which appears on City ballots and the news does not look good for sanity and future economic growth. Conducted by Carroll […]
Santa Feans, this time the entire county, will soon be asked to vote on higher taxes (“County GRT vote quietly approaches,” Aug. 27). Wisely, city residents overwhelmingly rejected the costly and unfair sugary-drinks tax back in May, but that doesn’t mean that the folks arguing for higher taxes have any better arguments in favor of […]
