Dec 27, 2018
After eight years as Governor of New Mexico Susana Martinez is on her way out the door with Michelle Lujan-Grisham to take office soon. Wally and Paul discuss Martinez's legacy through the prism of the Rio Grande Foundation. Topics include: Medicaid expansion, her fiscal track record, educational reforms, civil asset...
Dec 20, 2018
On this week's podcast Paul sits down with longtime journalist
and government transparency advocate Peter St. Cyr. St. Cyr is now
leading a new government transparency startup called:
OpenAccessNM.org.
After briefly discussing the current status of government
transparency in New Mexico Paul and Peter discuss...
Dec 18, 2018
On this week's podcast Paul and Wally review 2018 from the
perspective of New Mexico's economy and economic policy in the Land
of Enchantment.
From oil prices to new discoveries and production, oil and gas
are the most important private sector industries in our State. 2018
was an interesting and exciting year for...
Dec 13, 2018
Paul and Dowd preview the 2019 legislative session with
newly-minted House Minority Leader Rep. James Townsend of
Artesia.
They discuss whether the GOP can be effective given the
significant minority that they represent in Santa Fe. More
importantly Dowd and Paul discuss the budget situation, the role of
oil and gas,...
Dec 11, 2018
Paul and Dowd lead off by discussing a recent study on
charitable giving from Wallethub. The report ranks New Mexico 45th.
Dowd has some concerns about methodology, but no matter what it is
an opportunity to urge podcast listeners to support the Rio Grande
Foundation and its mission on behalf of limited government...