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A judge has ruled that MLG overreached in attempting to force districts to adopt 5 day school weeks.
Paul and Wally discuss the latest from the Roundhouse.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores came out last week. New Mexico again brings up the rear.
Tennessee becomes 13th state in US to adopt universal school choice.
According to the latest EV sales numbers New Mexico is nowhere near the mark.
SB 139 introduced this session would overturn the Gov.'s EV mandates.
Surprisingly New Mexico is not ranked very highly as a retirement destination.
Ilya Shapiro will be speaking at an RGF event on Feb. 21.
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On this week's interview Paul talks to Andrew Handel of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) about the new 2025 Education Freedom Index which he authored and his organization published. New Mexico ranked a poor 44th in the latest version of this index.
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It's been a week since the Legislature began. Paul has been to Santa Fe twice and discusses what is happening.
SB4 (net zero) is one of the craziest bills that will be moving this week.
MLG gave her State of the State address. We have some thoughts. The Santa Fe New Mexican did a fact check of the address.
RGF is part of a coalition working to defeat Paid Family Leave. Find out more here.
Paul had an opinion piece in several media outlets on alcohol taxes and why raising them is unnecessary.
New Mexico has the lowest median pay in America: DC workers now make nearly two and a half times as much as the average New Mexico resident.
ABQ bus ridership continues to slowly rebound post-COVID.
Mayor Keller's latest scheme in downtown Albuquerque is particularly dumb.
The WNMU situation keeps getting worse.
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On this week's interview Paul sits down with Zach Fort. Fort, a return guest on Tipping Point NM, handles legislative affairs for the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association. They discuss threats to gun rights, crime and whether genuine efforts to fight it will come about it in the the 2025 legislative session as well as Gov. Lujan Grisham's status as the most anti-gun governor in the entire country.
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Donald Trump was (again) inaugurated president of the United States on Monday. Paul and Wally discuss and address issues w/ Biden's presidency.
Biden issued more pardons on his way out the door including for Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley, and several family members. More pardons have been issued by Biden than any other president in American history.
Biden even attempted to declare the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th amendment to the US Constitution.
The LFC budget (like MLG's) is ALSO a dud for New Mexico taxpayers.
Yes, New Mexico could/should eliminate NM's personal income tax.
NM Women's Specialists to stop delivering babies at Presbyterian citing New Mexico's tax, malpractice, and Medicaid. Also, NM House Dems outline their health care plans for session (which don't do anything for the doctor shortage).
Paul has been watching the TV show Landman. He recommends this short, profanity laced talk by actor Billy Bob Thornton about the importance of oil and gas.
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On this week's interview Paul talks to Jim Winchester. Jim is the Executive Director of the Independent Oil Producers of New Mexico (IPANM). IPANM is the voice of "small" oil in New Mexico. As small businesses their views tend to align with those of the Rio Grande Foundation. Thus, RGF works closely with Jim and his group on a variety of issues. Find out what is coming during the 2025 legislative session in this important interview.
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On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the closure of the Amador Entertainment District in Las Cruces and the owner's eye opening comments.
RGF helped the national Free Speech Coalition win a big victory w/ Meta/Facebook.
New Mexico ranks last in Wallethub's best states for families.
Albuquerque City Council takes one step forward, one back.
RGF was in the National Review recently.
Paul has a few thoughts on California fires.
With the presidential inauguration and New Mexico Legislative session coming early next week we are excited to keep our listeners updated on developments in Washington and Santa Fe.
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New Mexico remains a slow growth state when it comes to population.
Tax changes took effect at the New Year. Here's what they mean.
New Mexico's Environment Department releases a draft "clean fuel standard."
New Mexico's RailRunner ridership rises slightly in 2024.
The Administration of ABQ Mayor Tim Keller was found to have misused federal COVID $$ to give raises to top officials.
Bills are being introduced in the 2025 legislative session.
In a win for freedom Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned as Canada's prime minister.
Biden is locking up large tracts of offshore resources in his waning days in office.
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On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with regular guest Carol Wight Executive Director of the NM Restaurant Association. Paul and Carol begin by discussing issues with the City of Albuquerque over the City's incorrect (by admission) calculation of its minimum wage law. Carol explains why this is not "restaurant greed," but actually an issue of fairness between front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house workers.
They discuss issues in the upcoming 2025 legislative session, most especially paid family leave. They address other issues in the upcoming legislative session as well including New Mexico's generally anti-business political climate. Check out this interview, the last of 2024!
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The APS school board takes one tiny (yet controversial) step towards reality. The challenge of embracing a population decline for the government education system.
More MLG misdirection on child poverty. RGF continues to call out the Gov.'s lies.
A bill on the verge of being signed by President Biden will accelerate Social Security's demise.
Paul and Wally then review some of the top events of 2024 in terms of their impact on public policy both nationally and in the State of New Mexico. Merry Christmas and Happy and Prosperous New Year!
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On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down w/ Carla Kugler head of the NM chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors. They discuss New Mexico's performance in the organization's Merit Shop Scorecard. They talk about New Mexico's massive $6 billion in unspent capital outlay dollars and the State's deteriorating roads. Finally, they discuss New Mexico's construction workforce and how the state can find and train new workers in the trades and what ABC is doing about it. You don't want to miss this important discussion!
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MLG's budget is out and it offers taxpayers nothing. Paul and Wally do a bit of a deep dive into the budget process and why it is so confusing and lacking in transparency.
Not all legislators want to address New Mexico's medical provider shortage.
A $10B program to buy EVs for the U.S. Postal Service is far behind schedule, with defense contractor Oshkosh not disclosing significant manufacturing difficulties for more than a year. The USPS has received only 93 trucks - far fewer than the 3,000 expected by now. Cost is $167K per truck
New Mexico sticks out (badly) in the brand new "Merit Shop Index" put out by Associated Builders and Contractors which ranks state construction environments in all 50 states.
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On the latest Tipping Point interview Paul talks to Dean Stansel, lead author of the 2024 Economic Freedom of North America report. What is economic freedom and why is it so important? Why does New Mexico lag in it and why is it getting worse?
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New Mexico drops two spots to 47th in latest Economic Freedom of North America.
UNM football loses head coach. Why does this have economic importance?
"Free" college drives up attendance at New Mexico colleges and universities, but to what end?
Bernalillo County is voting on Tuesday to potentially raise County Commissioner salaries under the recently-passed constitutional amendment. Is YOUR county voting to increase commissioner salaries soon?
MLG wants to potentially move the New Mexico's State Fair. Paul and Wally take a closer look. .
We took a look at Maxeson Solar's financials and they are UGLY.
6% of federal workers are in the office full time while one-third are fully remote.
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On this week's interview Paul talks to Fred Nathan of Think New Mexico. The organization has a new policy report about the State's ongoing medical provider shortage. Paul and Fred discuss the organization's findings, whether the Legislature will be open to them, and areas of agreement/disagreement they have. Fred and his organization hope to make this a top priority in the upcoming session. Check out this timely and important conversation!
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Joe Biden pardons his son for ANY federal crime dating back to 2014. This is a major about face and further highlights Biden's family corruption.
Maxeon Solar moves forward in NM with a dramatically scaled back plant. Will their subsidies be scaled back as well?
Has MLG put New Mexico on a path to banning RV sales?
A proposal to put MORE New Mexicans on Medicaid will be introduced this session.
Also, a proposal to weaken New Mexico's anti-donation clause will be introduced this session.
Finally, Paul has a brief conversation with small-time mine operator Lori Coleman about the situation regarding a potential Biden Administration monument designation before he leaves office.
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Tom Clifford has an extensive background in taxation and fiscal matters for New Mexico. He was Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration in the Martinez Administration, Tax Policy Director at Taxation and Revenue Department, and Economist at Taxation and Revenue Department, Department of Finance and Administration, and the Legislative Finance Committee.
Paul and Tom discuss the issues affecting taxation in New Mexico, discuss some strategies to improve the economy of the state through tax policy as well management of the large permanent funds that exist in New Mexico.
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NM House speaker says "Trump Could Learn from NM": how's that?
MLG claims New Mexico's child poverty rate dropped from50th to a ranking of 17th. What's the REAL story?
NM's stark decline in public school enrollment is set to accelerate. .
Economic ignorance of those "leading" New Mexico is a real problem.
The US Constitution should be amended to keep the Court at 9members.
Heritage Foundation finds New Mexico election integrity ranked 36th.
MLG's symposium on transportation omits the dominant transportation technology and other important issues.
NM State auditor finds numerous instances of wasteful spending at WNMU.
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On this week's interview Paul talks to Carol Gessing. Not only is Carol his mother, but Carol worked the two weeks of early voting this fall as well as over the summer during the primaries. They discuss the various jobs of election officials at polling places, the processes used to verify the accuracy of the elections and other issues involved in conducting New Mexico's elections. Carol lived in Ohio and has some comparisons with the way things work in that state as compared to NM.
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