Corporate Welfare New Mexico Style

The issue of “corporate welfare” has taken on greater importance over the years on both the left and right sides of the political spectrum. And, although it is hard to have corporate welfare in the absence of large corporations with giant lobbying budgets, a recent article by Barry Massey of the Associated Press illustrates an [...]

Bringing Back NM Expats

According to the New Mexico Business Weekly, there is a new initiative afoot among some business groups to attract educated New Mexicans who have moved out of state, back to the state. Mark Lautman, director of economic development for the master-planned, mixed-use community of Mesa del Sol, is just one local leader who believes that [...]

Can the Government tell us what to do with our property?

More than two years ago, Juan Dominguez of Rio Arriba County entered into a leasing agreement with T-Mobile, allowing them to place a cell tower on his property. The tower gives reception to many cell users in the Chimayo area.
Some citizens in the area have banded together to form the Chimayo Council on Wireless [...]

Bickering Between NM Secretaries of State an Ugly Circus: Open Government requires Open Elections

Current Secretary of State Mary Herrera has disclosed information from a federal investigation being conducted by the Elections Assistance Commission accusing the former holder of her office, Rebecca Vigil-Giron, of using $6.4 million of federal money for her own publicity. The federal funds, provided under mandates of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, [...]

What’s Wrong with the Governor?

Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows that we do not engage in personal attacks. We may have policy disagreements, but we don’t generally go after people as individuals. That said, I’m not really sure Governor Richardson has been on an even keel since he return from the campaign trail. First was the statement that [...]

Water Authority Engages in Outrageous Power Grab

Regular readers of this blog are undoubtedly aware that we have no love for the unelected bureaucrats over at the Albuquerque-Bernalillo Water Authority. We tangled with them over their outrageous attempt to use eminent domain to take over a privately-owned water utility, New Mexico Utilities Inc. That case is still tied up in court.
Now, Councilor [...]

The “Harm” of letting Mayor Marty Run Again

The Albuquerque Tribune editorialized in favor of Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez challenging the City’s term limits law by running for a third term, saying it “did no harm.” This may be true, but how about Albuquerque voters, more than 70 percent of whom supported term limits back in 1994?
When the Constitution doesn’t address an issue, [...]

Richardson, Goodbye Presidency

Bill Richardson has dropped his bid for President. While we certainly are not shy about criticizing Richardson’s policies here in New Mexico, the reasons for Richardson’s failure to gain traction are only partially his fault. A big part of Richardson’s difficulties stems from the process itself.
First and foremost, Richardson did not run a great campaign. [...]

RGF President Paul Gessing on “In Focus”

Rio Grande Foundation president Paul Gessing appeared on Channel 5’s “In Focus” public affairs show a few weeks ago to discuss , the Rail Runner, transportation, and other important topics. The show can be accessed at the following link. There are three windows that you may click on and my appearance is in the third [...]

Supercomputer no way to spend taxpayer dollars

Guess what? You as a New Mexico taxpayer are now part owner (subscription required) of an $11 million supercomputer with a total cost of $42 million to get it up and running. Another free article is available here.
So, what use might you have for such a computer? None as I pointed out recently in the [...]

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