Tipping Point New Mexico
Public policy podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation
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764 Ken Miyagishima – Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul sits down with former Las Cruces mayor and Democrat for Gov. of New Mexico Ken Miyagishima. Paul and Ken discuss his leadership during COVID as well as the numerous issues facing New Mexico’s next governor including the medical provider shortage, the 2nd amendment, and education reform, and the economy writ large. […] The post 764 Ken Miyagishima – Candidate for Governor of New Mexico appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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763 Bregman Proposes Term Limits and Pay for Legislators, NM Roads in the News, Virgin Galactic and more
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Sam Bregman proposes term limits, pay for legislators. Santa Fe New Mexican hits the road issue in a series over the weekend. Virgin Galactic sets a launch goal of Q4 2026. CEO and former ambassador: NM is not a poor state. New Mexico’s data center frenzy. Rep. Leger Fernandez claims teachers have more work ethic in their pinky […] The post 763 Bregman Proposes Term Limits and Pay for Legislators, NM Roads in the News, Virgin Galactic and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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762 Philip K. Howard – “Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America”
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Are you concerned that America has run out of big ideas and can’t carry big projects (or even basic government programs) to fruition in a successful way? Philip K. Howard is a return guest on Tipping Point NM. Philip and Paul discuss his latest book “Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America.” The book amounts […] The post 762 Philip K. Howard – “Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America” appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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761 Santa Fe Minimum Wage, Economist Magazine’s Childcare Warning, SNAP Benefits for Fentanyl and more
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Santa Fe recently raised its minimum wage from an already high $15 an hour to $17.50, but the calculation for future increases cause even more concerns. The Tax Foundation recently released its Tax Competitiveness Index. Despite ample oil and gas revenues New Mexico has dropped from 20th to 28th since 2020. While taxes are not the ONLY important […] The post 761 Santa Fe Minimum Wage, Economist Magazine’s Childcare Warning, SNAP Benefits for Fentanyl and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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760 Senator Antonio “Moe” Maestas – Road Funding Issues, Housing and more
Thursday, November 13, 2025
On this week’s interview Paul sits down with New Mexico Senator Antonio “Moe” Maestas. Moe is a Democrat representing Albuquerque’s West Side. He and Paul discuss road funding issues in New Mexico. Specifically, they address whether the gas tax should be increased and other approaches to increasing road funding. Paul and Sen. Maestas then move […] The post 760 Senator Antonio “Moe” Maestas – Road Funding Issues, Housing and more appeared first on Tipping Point New Mexico.
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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.