Tipping Point New Mexico
Public policy podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation
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759 Government Shutdown to End, Special Session of Legislature, Election Results, EV Sales and more
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
RGF holds successful 25th anniversary celebration on Saturday with Grover Norquist keynoting. Wally provided the welcome. They discuss the event. Government shutdown will finally end soon. Thankfully the filibuster remains intact. Paul and Wally discuss. New Mexico’s Legislature convened on Monday for a special session. What happened? What happened in the recent elections? Paul and […] The post 759 Government Shutdown to End, Special Session of Legislature, Election Results, EV Sales and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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758 Joe DiGangi – The Guy Behind The Billboards
Thursday, November 6, 2025
On this week’s episode Paul sits down with Joe DiGangi. Joe is the guy behind the billboards that went up during the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta which called out leadership of the state and city for New Mexico’s poor education outcomes and high crime. What’s Joe’s story? What caused him to spend the money to put up these […] The post 758 Joe DiGangi – The Guy Behind The Billboards appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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757 Election Predictions, Mamdani Would Love NM, Poverty is a Choice, SNAP Embarrassment and more
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
It’s election day. Be sure to vote if you are able to! Paul and Wally discuss and make predictions about some of the important national races including NYC’s and Albuquerque’s races for mayor. Socialist Mamdani would love New Mexico’s policies. RGF in National Review on MLG’s “free child care.” A recent KOAT story includes an […] The post 757 Election Predictions, Mamdani Would Love NM, Poverty is a Choice, SNAP Embarrassment and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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756 Jonathan Lesser – Proposed PNM Purchase, Energy Transition and Electricity Demand
Thursday, October 30, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul talks to Jonathan Lesser, PhD. Jonathan is President of Continental Economics, Inc. and Senior Fellow, National Center for Energy Analytics. They discuss the proposed purchase of PNM by a private equity firm. They discuss the so-called “Energy Transition” in New Mexico, especially the SunZia power lines and rising demand for […] The post 756 Jonathan Lesser – Proposed PNM Purchase, Energy Transition and Electricity Demand appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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755 Healthcare Costs Continue to Skyrocket, NM LNG to Japan?, Southern NM Data Center and more
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Paul and Wally begin their conversation with numerous current topics including the World Series, the hurricane hitting Jamaica, and a reminder of the Foundation’s upcoming 25th anniversary gala. Health care costs continue to skyrocket. The problem transcends New Mexico’s medical provider shortage, but can’t be solved by socialist “single payer” plans. MLG is right about […] The post 755 Healthcare Costs Continue to Skyrocket, NM LNG to Japan?, Southern NM Data Center and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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754 Albuquerque Elections and Government – Pete Dinelli
Thursday, October 23, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul talks to Pete Dinelli. Dinelli has run for mayor of Albuquerque and has a long track record of service in city government. He currently runs a blog that covers city government and elections. Dinelli and Gessing discuss the ongoing city elections, the candidates involved, and issues in play. With early voting in […] The post 754 Albuquerque Elections and Government – Pete Dinelli appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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753 Impact of Federal Shutdown on New Mexico, Lawsuit on MLG’s Line Item Vetoes and more
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
On this week’s Tipping Point conversation Paul and Wally discuss a recent Wallethub report that places New Mexico as the 2nd most impacted state by the federal shutdown: SNAP benefits, on which New Mexicans are disproportionately reliant, could be discontinued as soon as November 1. Another fantastic Trever cartoon highlights the manifest failure of New Mexico […] The post 753 Impact of Federal Shutdown on New Mexico, Lawsuit on MLG’s Line Item Vetoes and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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752 Dr. Jason Lucas – New Mexico Medical Provider Shortage Issues
Thursday, October 16, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul talks to Dr. Jason Lucas an orthopedic surgeon from Farmington, NM. Dr. Lucas is a self-described fan of Tipping Point NM and we welcome his unique perspective on New Mexico’s medical provider shortage, especially his attempts to recruit other doctors to Farmington and the proximity of his practice to the […] The post 752 Dr. Jason Lucas – New Mexico Medical Provider Shortage Issues appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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751 Child Poverty, Teacher’s Union Pumpkin Patch Attack and more
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
On this week’s conversation Paul and Wally discuss the Foundation’s recent media relating to the Albuquerque Public Schools $350 million bond. You can see the ABQ Journal article here and the KOAT 7 story here. An update on the billboard campaign and state’s response. Among the topics EDD has posted on is NM’s growth in manufacturing. Another data […] The post 751 Child Poverty, Teacher’s Union Pumpkin Patch Attack and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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750 Water and WATR in New Mexico
Thursday, October 9, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul talks to Jennifer Bradfute and Matthias Sayer about the Water Access Treatment and Reuse (WATR) Alliance and ways they are working to increase the supply of water in New Mexico. Ironically, the effort is being opposed by well-funded radical environmentalists. Agua es vida and this effort will bring more needed water to […] The post 750 Water and WATR in New Mexico appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.