Tipping Point New Mexico
Public policy podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation
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Episodes
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626 Steve Jones – Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, New Mexico District 1
Thursday, July 25, 2024
On this week’s interview Paul talks to Steve Jones, the GOP candidate to run against uber-left-wing Democrat Melanie Stansbury in Congressional District 1. Jones had been living in Ruidoso before the latest fires so Paul and Steve discuss that,
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625 Biden Drops Out and Questions Remain, NM Special Session is a Dud, Money is Not the Problem with NM Education System and more
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Biden drops out, we have questions (lots of them). NM’s special session was a dud. On the bright side the ABQ Journal’s John Trever had a great cartoon about it. The Salt Fire and several smaller fires around Ruidoso earlier this summer were arson.
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624 Update on New Mexico’s Restaurant Industry – Carol Wight
Thursday, July 18, 2024
On this week’s conversation Paul talks to Carol Wight of the New Mexico Restaurant Association. Paul and Carol discuss President Trump’s plan to exempt tips from income taxes. They also discuss the culture of tipping at restaurants and other businesses...
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623 Presidential Politics and New Mexico, SAVE Act, Progressives Not Happy with Special Session, PNM Rate Hike and more
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Paul went out of town for one of the momentous two week periods in American history. The debate was a disaster for Biden. An assassination attempt against Trump. JD Vance was named his VP pick, Biden appears to be staying in the presidential race.
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622 Rep. Rod Montoya – A Look at the Upcoming Special Session
Friday, July 12, 2024
On this week’s episode Paul sits down with newly minted House minority leader Rod Montoya to discuss the upcoming special session of the New Mexico Legislature. The session has been called by Gov. Lujan Grisham to discuss crime issues.
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621 Carlos Garcia – Update on New Mexico EV Mandates and National Automobile Policy
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
On this week’s interview Paul sits down with Carlos Garcia of the Garcia Auto Group. They begin by discussing crime issues in Albuquerque, but mostly discuss the Gov.’s electric vehicle mandates which will do great damage to car dealers throughout New ...
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620 Corey DeAngelis – Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining our Schools
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
This week’s podcast is a recent talk in Albuquerque given by Corey DeAngelis. Corey is one of the most prominent and effective advocates for school choice. He is also the author of the new book “Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals ...
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619 Former Rep. Yvette Herrell talks Ruidoso Fires, Economic Issues/Trade/Spending
Thursday, June 27, 2024
On this week’s Tipping Point conversation Paul sits down with former Congresswoman and current candidate for Congress Yvette Herrell. We discuss the fires that recently burned in Ruidoso and her work to reform federal lands policies.
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618 Education, Money and Population Issues and more
Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The last few weeks have been busy. We can briefly run down some of my travels. New Mexico is hoarding our money. Blue Hawaii cuts income taxes. Voices for Children (the left wing think tank) says minorities can’t handle standardized tests: https://erro...
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617 Update on Challenges Facing Virgin Galactic with Doug Messier
Thursday, June 20, 2024
On this week’s show Paul talks to private space expert Doug Messier about the latest from Virgin Galactic, their collapsing stock price, and challenges they face turning a profit in the future. Messier writes at his substack.