Shows / Tipping Point New Mexico
Tipping Point New Mexico
Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.
Episodes
- Tipping Point New Mexico
856 Scott Hindman - Excellent Schools New Mexico
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Scott Hindman, Founder and Executive Director of Excellent Schools New Mexico. Paul and Scott discuss Scott's…
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855 Amendment 4 Debate, APS Looking as School Closures, $456 million in IT Cost Overruns, Voices for Children, Bringing Prosperity to NM and more
RGF participates in debate over Amendment 4. Albuquerque Public Schools is looking for input on school closures. $456 MILLION in overruns from various New…
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854 Cyndi Bohannon and Dr. Victor Gamiz - Judge the Bench
with Cyndi Bohannon and Dr. Victor Gamiz, two of the volunteers behind an exciting new project called "Judge the Bench." You can find more details at…
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853 Early Voting, A Stark Choice for Governor, Haaland's Plan for Bringing Doctors to NM, Democrat Legislators Support Republican in HD 27
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss early voting and their voting plans. Both recommend voting in expanded early voting. There are some…
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852 Bob Perls - Debate on New Mexico Constitutional Amendment 4
On this week's interview Paul sits down w/ former New Mexico Rep. Bob Perls and current chair of the NM Forward Party for a friendly conversation/debate on…
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851 Gubernatorial Race, Polling, The Debate That Wasn't, Income Tax Proposal by Hull, Will Legislators Get Pay Raises and more
On this week's Tipping Point conversation. Paul and Wally discuss the polling numbers in the Hull/Haaland gubernatorial race. They also discuss the numbers in…
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850 Janice Arnold Jones and Robert Aragon - Bernalillo County GOP's Affordability Agenda
On this week's interview episode Paul sits down with former Reps. Janice Arnold Jones and Robert Aragon. Both are longtime Republican activists who have served…
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849 Gala Recap, "Free" Childcare is Not Really Free, Federal School Choice Regs, & Ozempic
MLG's "free" childcare program won't be "free" for everyone after all. Federal school choice regs have been published. MLG is on the clock. ABQ's electric…
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848 Jonathan Williams - New Mexico's Ranking in the Rich States, Poor States Report, and Getting Federal Budget Under Control
This week's interview is with Jonathan Williams, President and Chief Economist of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). They begin with a…
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847 Slight Poverty Improvement, Curtis vs. Chavez Legislative Race, Amendment 4 is Cash Grab and more
Slight poverty improvement is hardly an accomplishment. The most interesting of New Mexico's legislative races this fall is between trial attorney Lisa Curtis…
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846 Jaemes Shanley & Paul discuss/debate public ownership of Public Service Company of NM
There have been bills introduced and ample discussion in the media over the possibility of some kind of takeover of the utility known as PNM by the State of…
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845 Deb Haaland's Data Center Troubles, To Debate or Not to Debate, Opposition to Paying Legislators More, APS Talking About Closing Schools
Deb Haaland proposes a data center moratorium while taking $87,000 from folks behind Project Jupiter. Hull has received nothing. NM's Supreme Court has allowed…
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844 Peter Rice - Downtown Albuquerque News
Paul talks with Peter Rice, editor of Downtown Albuquerque News, about the challenges and issues facing the area's businesses and residents. They also address…
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843 Gregg Hull on NM's Dependency Problem, New Mexico 7th Highest for Tax Collections, Uranium Mining Ban and more
Gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull was recently criticized (unfairly) for his remarks, but Paul believes Hull is 100% correct on NM's dependency problem. The…
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842 Stephanie Slade - "Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right"
On this week's Tipping Point NM interview Paul sits down with Stephanie Slade. Slade is a journalist and author who works for Reason, a libertarian…
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841 "New America," Polling, Debate Scheduled & Teacher Morale
Trump floats changing New Mexico's name to "New America." A business poll shows how businesses feel about gross receipts tax (they really don't like it). ABQ…
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840 Larry Marker - Candidate for United States Senate
Paul interviews Larry Marker, a candidate for a United States Senate seat representing New Mexico. Larry answers a series of tough questions related to the…
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839 Hull/Haaland poll, NM Flush with Cash and a Weak Economy, NM Spends Big on Education & more
According to the Albuquerque Journal's poll by Brian Sanderoff gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull is within 6 points of Haaland. What are the implications?…
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838 Bob Perls - New Mexico Open Elections and New Mexico Forward Party
On this week's interview Paul talks to Bob Perls. Perls is a former Democrat state legislator and also ran New Mexico Open Elections, and the current chair and…
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837 Virgin Galactic Slashes Payments to Spaceport, Project Jupiter Permits on Hold, Buc-ees may never come to New Mexico and more
Paul is at the State Policy Network meeting in Orlando. What is going on there? Virgin Galactic slashes payments to Spaceport. NM Supreme Court puts permits on…
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836 Vance Ginn - Eliminating New Mexico's Income Tax, Data Centers, Property Tax Reform Across the U.S. and more
On this week's interview Paul sits down with economist and Texas-based free market policy consultant Vance Ginn. They discuss the importance of eliminating New…
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835 Sheryl Williams Stapleton Convicted on All Counts, Problems with Democrats Primary Plans, Legislative Pay Proposal to Voters and more
Former Democrat House Majority Leader Sheryl Williams Stapleton convicted on all counts. She was paid by APS while in the Legislature illegally in addition to…
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834 John Lonergan - New Mexico's Hostility Towards Business and Entrepreneurs
John Lonergan is a Santa Fe-based entrepreneur and venture capitalist with a long track record of successes. He is also a job creator and investor. His current…
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833 Big Wins on Taxes and Public Campaign Funding, Conclusion of Hoodie-Gate and more
Two big wins for RGF on local taxes and no public financing of county elections. The stunning conclusion of "hoodie-gate". How could New Mexicans benefit from…
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832 Vern Lund - CEO of Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC)
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Vern Lund, the CEO of Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC). You may have never heard of NTEC, but it is a big…
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831 Why New Mexico Should Eliminate its Personal Income Tax, Should the State Take Over PNM and more
On this week's Tipping Point NM Paul and Wally discuss numerous issues facing New Mexicans. Starting off, while RGF was "wrong" that ABQ City Councilor Bassan…
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830 Eric Olivas - Bernalillo County Commissioner
On this week's episode Paul sits down with Democrat Bernalillo County Commissioner Eric Olivas. Olivas is the sponsor of a plan that would move the County…
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829 Brook Bassan Tax Increase: Its Back, New Mexico is Outmigration Island of the the Southwest, New Mexico School Enrollment Drops and more
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss: ABQ City Councilor Brook Bassan plans to (yet again) bring her half-cent gross receipts tax increase up…
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828 Gregg Hull - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Republican gubernatorial candidate Gregg Hull. They discuss efforts around rebates, eliminating the personal…
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827 Bernalillo County to Consider Public Campaign Financing, LNG Bring Big Bucks to US, Hull Gets Big Endorsement and more
On this week's Tipping Point conversation. Paul and Wally discuss the fact that Bernalillo County WILL consider public campaign financing at August 11 meeting…
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826 Erica Ramirez - Gender Ideology in New Mexico Schools
On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with Erica Ramirez, New Mexico native and Independent Women spokeswoman. They discuss the crisis in New…
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825 Learning Centers Staffed by "Many" Undocumented Workers, Data Center Moratorium for NM? and more
On this week's Tipping Point conversation Paul and Wally discuss: Paul's family vacation in Florida including a trip to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space…
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824 Timothy Sandefur - "Proclaiming Liberty: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Declaration of Independence"
On this week's interview and in honor of America's 250th birthday, Paul sat down with Tim Sandefur. Tim is Vice President for Legal Affairs at the Goldwater…
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823 Tax Rebates vs. Income Tax Reduction, Film Industry Decline, Governor's Expensive Emergencies and more
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss MLG's sudden call for $250 taxpayer rebates. Paul welcomes the news since RGF is the ONLY organization in…
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822 Carol Wight - State of the Restaurant Industry and Her Plans for the Future
On this week's Tipping Point Paul sits down with Carol Wight, Executive Director of the New Mexico Restaurant Association. Carol recently announced that she'd…
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821 Maggie Toulouse Oliver Drops Out of Race, UNM Law Dean Under Fire, Is a $1,000 Rebate Headed Our Way? and more
RGF won BIG for taxpayers last week in Albuquerque's City Council defeating Councilor Bassan's proposed gross receipts tax hike (again). Paul recently traveled…
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820 Matthew Monte - New Mexico's Business Climate
In this week's interview Paul sits down with Matthew Monte, formerly of Monte's Cigar Shop in Albuquerque. The business was a family enterprise. Paul and Matt…
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819 Iran War and Oil Prices, MLG Wins at Appeal Court, Social Security to Become Insolvent by 2032, SpaceX and more
Trump and Iran have agreed to end the Iran War. Is it real this time? What will it do to oil prices? What are the benefits and drawbacks of cheaper gasoline?…
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818 Mackenzie Bishop - Homes and Housing in New Mexico
On this week's show Paul talks to Mackenzie Bishop. Mackenzie is a home builder and owns Abrazo Homes which works throughout the central New Mexico region…
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817 New Mexico 49th in Kids Count, $850 Million Oil and Gas Windfall, $1.2 Billion Proposal for IRBs for Solar and more
NM manages to squeak out a gain to 49th in Kids Count. Paul and Wally discuss the latest numbers. NM has an $850 million oil and gas windfall, but New Mexicans…
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816 Anastasia Boden - Legal Issues and U.S. Supreme Court
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Anastasia Boden. Boden is Director of Constitutional Scholarship at Pacific Legal Foundation, a non-profit law…
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815 ABQ's Minimum Wage, Guaranteed Basic Income, SPEED Act and more
Albuquerque City Council votes to raise the City's minimum wage albeit over three years to $15 an hour instead of right away. Paul and Wally also critique a…
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814 Reeve Bull - Regulatory Reform
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Reeve Bull of the newly formed Fulcrum Institute. Bull worked for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on regulatory…
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813 ABQ Minimum Wage Proposal, New Mexico's Overregulation, Impact of State Tax Break, and AI to be used in State Government
CABQ Council proposes $15 an hour minimum wage. Paul and Wally discuss the proposal and issues with minimum wages, especially among cities and how there is no…
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812 Former NM State Senator Jacob Candelaria - "Free" Childcare Lawsuit & Energy Transition Act
On this week's Tipping Point NM Paul sits down with former New Mexico Democrat State Senator Jacob Candelaria. Candelaria is the attorney for plaintiffs in the…
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811 Oil and Gas Boom, Tax Incentives, Politicians "Grapple" with Oil and Gas Boom, Lousy Education Outcomes and more
It's time to vote early in New Mexico. Paul and Wally discuss early voting and some of the issues on the primary ballot. ABQ spends considerable amounts on the…
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810 Linda Stover - Candidate for Bernalillo County Assessor
Paul talks with Linda Stover, candidate for Bernilillo County Assessor about the importance of the office and how her planned administration of the position…
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809 Pearce to Head Bureau of Land Management, Workforce Participation Plummets, APS Spending $36,859 per Student and more
On this week's Tipping Point conversation New Mexico's Steve Pearce was confirmed to head up Bureau of Land Management on a 46-45 vote. New Mexico Senators…
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808 How Dependent is New Mexico on the Federal Government? - Pioneer Institute's Dependency Index - Federal Money to the States
How dependent is New Mexico on the federal government compared to other states? Paul talks with Mary Connaughton and Liam Day of the Massachusetts based…
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807 Lawsuit Voids MLG's "Free Childcare", Environment Department to Reinstate Restaurant Inspections and more
A lawsuit by Gov. candidate Duke Rodriguez voids MLG's "free childcare." What's next? MLG reinstates restaurant inspections by the NM Environment Department…
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806 Alex Uballez - Politics and Policy in New Mexico
On this week's interview Paul sits down with former Albuquerque mayoral candidate Alex Uballez. Despite major ideological differences Paul was impressed by…
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805 Assassination Attempt, State Energy Council, Social Studies Standards and more
President Trump again faced an assassination attempt. Paul and Wally discuss. . MLG unveils State Energy Council. Paul and Wally have thoughts. NM's social…
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804 Didi Okpareke - Candidate for New Mexico Congressional District 1
On this week's interview Paul sits down with CD 1 Congressional candidate Didi Okpareke. Didi is running against incumbent Melanie Stansbury. Paul and Didi…
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803 Declines in K-12 Enrollment, Dow Back on the Ballot, NM Supreme Court Allows ICE Contract to Proceed and more
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss: New Mexico expected to see dramatic declines in K-12 enrollment. In a bit of breaking news Rep. Rebecca Dow…
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802 Jacob Smith - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
On this week's show Paul sits down with activist and independent candidate for Gov. Jacob Smith. Jacob was active in fighting anti-gun legislation (SB 17) in…
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801 New Report Finds New Mexico Disaster for Families, UNM Offers Bad Bunny Class, ABQ Budget and more
The worst article you'll see today was written by a New Mexico state Rep. A new report finds that New Mexico is a disaster for families. UNM offering a class…
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800 Neeraja Deshpande - The Education Crisis in New Mexico
On this week's interview Paul talks to Neeraja Deshpande, policy analyst at Independent Women. Among other things they discuss her latest op-ed on the New…
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799 Ranked Choice Voting Defeated at Albuquerque City Council, Javier Martinez and Deb Haaland Push for Single Payer Health Care
On this week's Tipping Point conversation Paul and Wally discussed the defeat of ranked choice voting at Albuquerque City Council the evening before and the…
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798 Ramona Goolsby - Candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State
In this week's Tipping Point interview Paul talks to Ramona Goolsby who is running as a Republican to be New Mexico's next Secretary of State (SoS). What is…
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797 New Mexico's Taxpayer Return on Investment is the Worst in the Nation and more
The idea of SE NM counties leaving New Mexico has continued to make waves in the media. Here's the latest. The editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican wants El Paso…