Tipping Point New Mexico
Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 120
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
700 Jeffery Tucker - His Newspaper Career, Newspaper Industry in NM, Work as the Opinion Editor at ABQ Journal
699 Fire Bomb Suspect Arrested, Governor's Vetoes, Open Primaries and more
The GOP HQ fire bomb suspect appears to have been captured. He looks JUST as you'd expect.
MLG vetoed two bills in the waning hours of her signing period (we agree with her on both). MLG also ripp…
698 Troy Clark of New Mexico Hospital Association - Addressing the Health Care Provider Shortage
On this week's interview Paul sits down with Troy Clark. Troy is head of the New Mexico Hospital Association which represents most hospitals throughout New Mexico. They discuss how hospitals are set …
697 Governor Signs Bills, Tariff Situation Become Most Important Economic Issue Facing U.S., and Oil Prices Drop
MLG has until Friday to sign or veto bills that passed this session. She signed a few on Monday. Paul and Wally discuss some of the bills signed. Many of them were not relevant to RGF, but nonetheles…
696 Michael Cannon - New Mexico's Medical Provider Shortage
Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies for the libertarian Cato Institute was in Albuquerque for some talks to RGF and Federalist Society. He sat down with Paul to discuss the medical prov…
695 Arson at NM GOP HQ, New Mexico Last in Two Wallet Hub Reports, The Death of Bad Bills and more
Someone appears to have committed arson at NM GOP HQ.
According to a new Wallethub report, New Mexico is dead last when it comes to the Return on Investment (ROI) for taxpayers
And, another new Wa…
694 Realtor Tego Venturi - Housing Market Conditions and Will Bills Passed in Santa Fe Make it Better or Worse
On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with Tego Venturi, a realtor in Albuquerque. He recently won realtor of the year from the National Association of Realtors. Tego and Paul discuss…
693 Recap of Legislative Session, Lobo Basketball, Las Cruces Shooting, What is GATO? and more
On this week's Tipping Point NM conversation Paul and Wally discuss three timely events:
The end of the 2025 60-day legislative session;
The Lobos success and subsequent defeat
The shooting in Las C…
692 Matthew Mitchell - Economic Freedom in the Land of Enchantment
On this week's interview Paul talks to Matthew Mitchell. Matt is Senior Fellow in the Centre for Human Freedom at the Canadian Fraser Institute (a free market think tank). But Matthew WAS with the Ri…
691 The Homestretch for the Legislature plus Economic Freedom Report for New Mexico
With less than a week left in the session, Paul and Wally discuss the latest from Santa Fe. Specifically, Paul and Wally discuss SB 176 and the fact that reforms like it to address NM's medical malpr…
690 Albuquerque Mayoral Candidate Eddie Varela
On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with Albuquerque mayoral candidate Eddie Varela. RGF hopes to talk to each of the candidates about their visions for Albuquerque's future and how…
689 Update from the Legislature, Alcohol Tax Tabled, Modification of EV Rules Rejected and more
Paul and Wally discuss the latest on HB 11, formerly known as Paid Family & Medical Leave.
A bill to raise alcohol taxes died in committee (HB 417). Are alcohol taxes dead for the session? Speaking o…
688 Why tax reform is needed in New Mexico, The relative economic harm of different taxes, Why the Gross Receipts Tax is so Unique (Bad)
This week's "interview" is a little different. This week Paul and Wally talk taxes. What is their purpose? Why are they such a priority right now for the Rio Grande Foundation? Which taxes do more or…
687 Paid Leave Bill Advances, The Process in Santa Fe Stinks, Freedom Index and more
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the latest on the newly renamed paid leave bill and other issues in the Legislature.
686 Ilya Shapiro - "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites"
On this week's interview Paul sits down with attorney, activist, and author Ilya Shapiro. Shapiro worked at the libertarian Cato Institute for more than a decade and attempted a career change to Geor…
685 Latest From Roundhouse, Free Speech Attack, Governor Candidates and more
Paul and Wally share the latest from the Roundhouse. Paid Family Leave is revised and heading for the House floor. HB 417 a revised alcohol tax of 6% has passed through the House Tax Committee on par…
684 Sarah Hetemi - State Director of Americans for Prosperity
Paul recently sat down with Americans for Prosperity's new state director for New Mexico Sarah Hetemi.They discuss what AFP does and is doing here in New Mexico especially during the ongoing legislat…
683 Can New Mexico Eliminate the Income Tax, Paid Family Leave, Alcohol Tax and more
I testified yesterday on a bill that would eliminate New Mexico's income tax. Here's what I said and here's what happened. Speaking of zero income tax states, IN & OUT burger chain moves to Tennessee…
682 A Discussion of DOGE with Philip K. Howard
On this week's interview Paul talks to return guest, author, and commentator Philip K. Howard about DOGE. For advocates of limited government DOGE is the most exciting effort to cut wasteful spending…
681 MLG Seeks Education Reform?, Tax Dollars to Pay Athletes, Santa Fe New Mexican Article and more
Super Bowl: game wasn't so great, but great to see America celebrated and Trump cheered.
A bill relating to expanding Medicaid is moving through the session. This is madness!