Tipping Point New Mexico

Apr 03 2025 100 ep. 42 mins 78
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Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.

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696 Michael Cannon - New Mexico's Medical Provider Shortage

Apr 03 2025 37 mins  
Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies for the libertarian Cato Institute was in Albuquerque for some talks to RGF and Federalist Society. He sat down with Paul to discuss the medical provider shortage in New Mexico and broader issues in healthcare. Michael especially takes on the issue of Medicaid which is a joint federal/state program to (supposedly) provide Medicaid f

695 Arson at NM GOP HQ, New Mexico Last in Two Wallet Hub Reports, The Death of Bad Bills and more

Apr 01 2025 45 mins  
Someone appears to have committed arson at NM GOP HQ. According to a new Wallethub report, New Mexico is dead last when it comes to the Return on Investment (ROI) for taxpayers And, another new Wallethub report places New Mexico first on "most stressed." The best part of what happened in the session is the death of several bad bills. State data on Albuquerque Public Schools fi

694 Realtor Tego Venturi - Housing Market Conditions and Will Bills Passed in Santa Fe Make it Better or Worse

Mar 27 2025 40 mins  
On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with Tego Venturi, a realtor in Albuquerque. He recently won realtor of the year from the National Association of Realtors. Tego and Paul discuss the local housing market and current conditions in the metro area and then move on to talk about housing legislation and whether the bills being passed (or considered in Santa Fe) woul

693 Recap of Legislative Session, Lobo Basketball, Las Cruces Shooting, What is GATO? and more

Mar 25 2025 42 mins  
On this week's Tipping Point NM conversation Paul and Wally discuss three timely events: The end of the 2025 60-day legislative session; The Lobos success and subsequent defeat The shooting in Las Cruces which (again) involved young people, even teenagers shooting and killing each other. Much of this episode is dedicated to going through the bills that passed both houses this ses

692 Matthew Mitchell - Economic Freedom in the Land of Enchantment

Mar 20 2025 43 mins  
On this week's interview Paul talks to Matthew Mitchell. Matt is Senior Fellow in the Centre for Human Freedom at the Canadian Fraser Institute (a free market think tank). But Matthew WAS with the Rio Grande Foundation many years ago. He is a native New Mexican living in Angel Fire. More importantly, he and Paul have co-authored a new report "Economic Freedom in the Land of Enchant

691 The Homestretch for the Legislature plus Economic Freedom Report for New Mexico

Mar 18 2025 54 mins  
With less than a week left in the session, Paul and Wally discuss the latest from Santa Fe. Specifically, Paul and Wally discuss SB 176 and the fact that reforms like it to address NM's medical malpractice laws have been slowed thanks to the trial attorneys. In a huge win for businesses and taxpayers paid leave died over the weekend. HB 14, a mediocre bill goes bad. What's the la

690 Albuquerque Mayoral Candidate Eddie Varela

Mar 13 2025 35 mins  
On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul sits down with Albuquerque mayoral candidate Eddie Varela. RGF hopes to talk to each of the candidates about their visions for Albuquerque's future and how they would address some of the very serious issues facing New Mexico's largest City. Check out the first of these conversations with Mr. Varela about his personal history and plans.

689 Update from the Legislature, Alcohol Tax Tabled, Modification of EV Rules Rejected and more

Mar 11 2025 42 mins  
Paul and Wally discuss the latest on HB 11, formerly known as Paid Family & Medical Leave. A bill to raise alcohol taxes died in committee (HB 417). Are alcohol taxes dead for the session? Speaking of which, the tax bill is/could be the biggest bill yet to drop this session. It could STILL include this and other tax policies and be rammed through by session end. Democrats in the

688 Why tax reform is needed in New Mexico, The relative economic harm of different taxes, Why the Gross Receipts Tax is so Unique (Bad)

Mar 06 2025 28 mins  
This week's "interview" is a little different. This week Paul and Wally talk taxes. What is their purpose? Why are they such a priority right now for the Rio Grande Foundation? Which taxes do more or less economic harm? Why is the GRT such a "unique" issue here in New Mexico? Paul is doing a more thorough presentation on taxes in New Mexico at an event THIS Saturday. You can find o

687 Paid Leave Bill Advances, The Process in Santa Fe Stinks, Freedom Index and more

Mar 04 2025 45 mins  
On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the latest on the newly renamed paid leave bill and other issues in the Legislature. How are things looking in terms of the Freedom Index? Paul recently wrote a blog post that was picked up by the Santa Fe New Mexican that the process in Santa Fe stinks. MLG plans a special session to deal with Trump cuts, but Medicaid is in dir