Tipping Point New Mexico
Public policy podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation
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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.
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749 Special Session Results, Federal Shutdown, APS $350 million Bond Ask and more
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
On this week’s Tipping Point NM Paul and Wally discuss: What happened during the special session? The federal budget shutdown and NM’s recent special session are connected in some pretty profound ways. APS is asking for a $350 million bond. New Mexico resident puts up billboards discussing New Mexico’s problems. Fusion company plans to invest $1 […] The post 749 Special Session Results, Federal Shutdown, APS $350 million Bond Ask and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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748 Policies to Increase Housing Stock and Affordability with Salim Furth
Thursday, October 2, 2025
On this week’s Tipping Point interview Paul talks housing policy with Salim Furth, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on housing production and land use regulation. They discuss New Mexico’s housing shortage and what can be done about it. What policies can […] The post 748 Policies to Increase Housing Stock and Affordability with Salim Furth appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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747 Mayoral Poll, MLG on Bipartisanship, New Mexico Roads, Medical Malpractice, Medicaid and more
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Paul’s been on jury duty. Mayoral polling: https://errorsofenchantment.com/albuquerque-mayoral-poll-is-actually-good-news/ MLG and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox talk “bipartisanship” on 60 Minutes. 61,000 jobs could be lost if NM doesn’t start improving its roads (but the Gov. couldn’t get her own party to support road issues on Special Session agenda). MLG: trial attorneys would kill any compacts or medical malpractice reform […] The post 747 Mayoral Poll, MLG on Bipartisanship, New Mexico Roads, Medical Malpractice, Medicaid and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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746 The Economics of Spaceport America and “Free” Universal Child Care with Chris Erickson
Thursday, September 25, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul sits down with Professor Chris Erickson. Chris is an economics professor at New Mexico State University. Paul and Chris discuss (and debate) two big issues: 1) Chris’ economic impact study of Spaceport America which found that the Spaceport generated an impact of $240 million in 2024. 2) We discuss recent statements made by Erickson that […] The post 746 The Economics of Spaceport America and “Free” Universal Child Care with Chris Erickson appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.