Tipping Point New Mexico

By Paul Gessing

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Episodes: 100

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Podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.

Episode Date
815 ABQ's Minimum Wage, Guaranteed Basic Income, SPEED Act and more
Jun 02, 2026
814 Reeve Bull - Regulatory Reform
May 28, 2026
813 ABQ Minimum Wage Proposal, New Mexico's Overregulation, Impact of State Tax Break, and AI to be used in State Government
May 26, 2026
812 Former NM State Senator Jacob Candelaria - "Free" Childcare Lawsuit & Energy Transition Act
May 21, 2026
811 Oil and Gas Boom, Tax Incentives, Politicians "Grapple" with Oil and Gas Boom, Lousy Education Outcomes and more
May 19, 2026
810 Linda Stover - Candidate for Bernalillo County Assessor
May 15, 2026
809 Pearce to Head Bureau of Land Management, Workforce Participation Plummets, APS Spending $36,859 per Student and more
May 12, 2026
808 How Dependent is New Mexico on the Federal Government? - Pioneer Institute's Dependency Index - Federal Money to the States
May 07, 2026
807 Lawsuit Voids MLG's "Free Childcare", Environment Department to Reinstate Restaurant Inspections and more
May 05, 2026
806 Alex Uballez - Politics and Policy in New Mexico
Apr 30, 2026
805 Assassination Attempt, State Energy Council, Social Studies Standards and more
Apr 28, 2026
804 Didi Okpareke - Candidate for New Mexico Congressional District 1
Apr 23, 2026
803 Declines in K-12 Enrollment, Dow Back on the Ballot, NM Supreme Court Allows ICE Contract to Proceed and more
Apr 21, 2026
802 Jacob Smith - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Apr 16, 2026
801 New Report Finds New Mexico Disaster for Families, UNM Offers Bad Bunny Class, ABQ Budget and more
Apr 14, 2026
800 Neeraja Deshpande - The Education Crisis in New Mexico
Apr 09, 2026
799 Ranked Choice Voting Defeated at Albuquerque City Council, Javier Martinez and Deb Haaland Push for Single Payer Health Care
Apr 07, 2026
798 Ramona Goolsby - Candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State
Apr 02, 2026
797 New Mexico's Taxpayer Return on Investment is the Worst in the Nation and more
Mar 31, 2026
796 Kerry Baldwin - Vita Nova Academy of Albuquerque
Mar 26, 2026
795 Latest on the State Fairgrounds, Blackstone and TXNM (PNM) merger, the Curley Effect and more
Mar 24, 2026
794 Jose Orozco - Candidate for New Mexico Congressional District 2
Mar 19, 2026
793 Albuquerque City Council Rejects Gross Receipts Tax increase, Free Childcare Running a Deficit and more
Mar 17, 2026
792 Greg Cunningham - Candidate for New Mexico Congressional District 2
Mar 11, 2026
791 ABQ City Council Considering Tax Hike, Ranked Choice Voting, MLG Signs Medical Malpractice Bill, $70 Billion in NM Permanent Funds and more
Mar 10, 2026
790 Johnny Johnson of the New Mexico Trucking Association - Taxes, Roads and Safety
Mar 05, 2026
789 Money to Burn, Single-Payer Healthcare Proposal, Child Welfare Agency Misspending and more
Mar 03, 2026
788 Fred Nathan of Think New Mexico - Medical Malpractice Reform and More
Feb 26, 2026
787 What Happened (and Didn't) in The New Mexico Legislative Session
Feb 24, 2026
786 Larry Behrens - Repeal of "Endangerment" Finding at EPA and Environmental Shifts in New Mexico
Feb 19, 2026
785 Roundhouse Update - The Good, The Bad and The Not Attractive
Feb 17, 2026
784 Representative Rebecca Dow - Legislative Update
Feb 11, 2026
783 Anti-Gun Bill Passes Senate, The Attack on Energy and New Mexico's Economy and more
Feb 10, 2026
782 Doug Turner - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Feb 05, 2026
781 Medical Malpractice Bill's Purpose Destroyed, Climate Change Bill and more
Feb 03, 2026
780 "Empower Patients: Two Doctors' Cure for Health Care" - Dr. Deane Waldman and Vance Ginn, PhD
Jan 29, 2026
779 Legislative Session Underway, Governor Supporting Medical Malpractice Reform as 2/3rds of Doctors Consider Leaving the State
Jan 27, 2026
778 David Abbey - Forty Years in the New Mexico Roundhouse
Jan 22, 2026
777 Frivolous Ethics Complaint Dismissed, NM Ranked Last Again, Deb Haaland's Policy Priorities and more
Jan 20, 2026
776 House Minority Leader Gail Armstrong - Upcoming Legislative Session
Jan 16, 2026
775 Dueling Budgets Await Legislators, Did Biden Rule Enable Day Care Fraud?, Literacy Center and more
Jan 13, 2026
774 Michael Perry - Candidate for Commissioner of Public Lands
Jan 08, 2026
773 Maduro Out in Venezuela, Minnesota Child Care Scandal, New Mexico Doctor Shortage Update and more
Jan 06, 2026
772 Steve Pearce - "You Had a Good Home, But you Left… "
Dec 24, 2025
771 MLG's National Guard Deployment in Albuquerque, Inflation, 2025 in Review
Dec 23, 2025
770 Duke Rodriguez - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Dec 18, 2025
769 Environmental Groups Blast MLG's Data Center Plans, The Cost of "Free Childcare" and more
Dec 16, 2025
768 Steve Lanier - Candidate of Governor of New Mexico
Dec 11, 2025
767 Hoodies, SNAP Controversy, New Mexico Last in Economic Freedom
Dec 09, 2025
766 Sarah Hetemi - Prosperity Tour and Preview of 2026 NM Legislative Session
Dec 04, 2025
765 New Mexico's Federal Dependency, Donor Privacy Fight, Hoodies for the Homeless and more
Dec 02, 2025
764 Ken Miyagishima - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Nov 26, 2025
763 Bregman Proposes Term Limits and Pay for Legislators, NM Roads in the News, Virgin Galactic and more
Nov 25, 2025
762 Philip K. Howard - "Saving Can-Do: How to Revive the Spirit of America"
Nov 20, 2025
761 Santa Fe Minimum Wage, Economist Magazine's Childcare Warning, SNAP Benefits for Fentanyl and more
Nov 18, 2025
760 Senator Antonio "Moe" Maestas - Road Funding Issues, Housing and more
Nov 13, 2025
759 Government Shutdown to End, Special Session of Legislature, Election Results, EV Sales and more
Nov 11, 2025
758 Joe DiGangi - The Guy Behind The Billboards
Nov 06, 2025
757 Election Predictions, Mamdani Would Love NM, Poverty is a Choice, SNAP Embarrassment and more
Nov 04, 2025
756 Jonathan Lesser - Proposed PNM Purchase, Energy Transition and Electricity Demand
Oct 30, 2025
755 Healthcare Costs Continue to Skyrocket, NM LNG to Japan?, Southern NM Data Center and more
Oct 28, 2025
754 Albuquerque Elections and Government - Pete Dinelli
Oct 23, 2025
753 Impact of Federal Shutdown on New Mexico, Lawsuit on MLG's Line Item Vetoes and more
Oct 21, 2025
752 Dr. Jason Lucas - New Mexico Medical Provider Shortage Issues
Oct 16, 2025
751 Child Poverty, Teacher's Union Pumpkin Patch Attack and more
Oct 14, 2025
750 Water and WATR in New Mexico
Oct 09, 2025
749 Special Session Results, Federal Shutdown, APS $350 million Bond Ask and more
Oct 07, 2025
748 Policies to Increase Housing Stock and Affordability with Salim Furth
Oct 02, 2025
747 Mayoral Poll, MLG on Bipartisanship, New Mexico Roads, Medical Malpractice, Medicaid and more
Oct 01, 2025
746 The Economics of Spaceport America and "Free" Universal Child Care with Chris Erickson
Sep 25, 2025
745 John Trever's Universal Day Care Cartoon, NM Medical Provider Shortage Hits Air Force and more
Sep 23, 2025
744 Disagreements on New Mexico Culture and Policy
Sep 18, 2025
743 Tragic Events of the Week, Is "Free" Child Care a Diversionary Tactic?, What Ails Albuquerque, and more
Sep 16, 2025
742 Reilly Stephens - Defending New Mexico Taxpayers in Court
Sep 11, 2025
741 Special Session, "Free Childcare", New Mexico Roads and more
Sep 09, 2025
740 Jeff Apodaca - Politics and Policy in New Mexico
Sep 04, 2025
739 Santa Fe Looks for Raise Minimum Wage, Athletic Funding for UNM & NMSU, Welfare, Broadband and more
Sep 02, 2025
738 Dr. Deane Waldman - Empower Patients Initiative
Aug 28, 2025
737 $485 Million in New Money, Car Choice Returns, PNM (TXNM) Merger Part II, New Government Building in Santa Fe
Aug 26, 2025
736 Darren White - Candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque
Aug 21, 2025
735 $64 Billion and Counting, EV Plunge in Q1 of 2025, Housing Shortage and more
Aug 19, 2025
734 Bronson Corn - Rancher and President of New Mexico Cattle Growers
Aug 14, 2025
733 Similar Pattern to Problems Facing New Mexico
Aug 12, 2025
732 Bernalillo County Economic Development - Marcos Gonzales
Aug 07, 2025
731 MLG on Face the Nation, Haaland Attacks Millionaires and Billionaires, Special Session Looms and more
Aug 05, 2025
730 Blake Gumprecht - Graduating students who don't deserve to graduate isn't the solution and ought to be a scandal
Jul 31, 2025
729 Emerging Economy, Depression in Filmmaking, Automatic Voter Registration, Central Ave. and more
Jul 29, 2025
728 Carter Swanson - Rio Grande Foundation Intern's Observations and Plans
Jul 24, 2025
727 New Mexico's Demographics (Don't look good), Another Lt. Governor Candidate, Wallet Hub Education Report and more
Jul 22, 2025
726 Doing Business in Gallup with Bill Lee of the Gallup Chamber of Commerce
Jul 17, 2025
725 New Mexico is Bad for Business and Good for Tourists
Jul 15, 2025
724 Connor Boyak, Author of the Tuttle Twins books - Reaching Youth with the Ideas of Liberty
Jul 10, 2025
723 Big Beautiful Bill, Renewable Energy Cost, New Mexico's First Billionaire, Sad Education Story and more
Jul 08, 2025
722 Daniel Chavez - Candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque
Jul 03, 2025
721 Evergreen Headlines, Subsidies for Illegal Immigrant Health Insurance and more
Jul 01, 2025
720 Gregg Hull - Candidate for Governor of New Mexico
Jun 26, 2025
719 New Mexico Economy, A Look Backward at Social Security, Deleting Emails at State, ABQ Mayoral Candidates
Jun 24, 2025
718 Mayling Armijo - Candidate for Mayor of Albuquerque
Jun 19, 2025
717 "No Kings Rally", Route 66 Visitors Center, "Beat The Heat Fiesta" and more
Jun 17, 2025
716 Sarah Smith - Coalition of Conservatives in Action
Jun 12, 2025