Tipping Point New Mexico

On this week's interview Paul sits down with Anastasia Boden. Boden is Director of Constitutional Scholarship at Pacific Legal Foundation, a non-profit law firm. Anastasia recently spoke at an RGF luncheon on the US Supreme Court's upcoming decisions. She recently launched a new podcast called "In Dissent." Paul and Anastasia discuss some important dissents offered by the Court as well as some of...

Albuquerque City Council votes to raise the City's minimum wage albeit over three years to $15 an hour instead of right away. Paul and Wally also critique a video put out by Mayor Keller on the issue. Paul and Wally handicap the Republican and Democrat primaries for governor. In a bizarre comment MLG tells a group at a public speech that "Democrats don't need men's votes" ABQ claims the...

On this week's interview Paul sits down with Reeve Bull of the newly formed Fulcrum Institute. Bull worked for Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on regulatory issues and has started Fulcrum Institute to spread some of those successful ideas elsewhere. Paul and Reeve discuss how New Mexico could achieve similar regulatory reforms right here in "Blue" New Mexico.

CABQ Council proposes $15 an hour minimum wage. Paul and Wally discuss the proposal and issues with minimum wages, especially among cities and how there is no such thing as a "free lunch" in economics. Overregulation is among many economic problems facing NM. A report from Cicero Institute highlights the issues and a path forward. The LFC study released dealing with tax breaks (discussed last...

On this week's Tipping Point NM Paul sits down with former New Mexico Democrat State Senator Jacob Candelaria. Candelaria is the attorney for plaintiffs in the case against Gov. Lujan Grisham's "free" childcare program which was set up by the Gov. without legislative approval on November 1, 2025. Paul and Jacob have a detailed conversation about the case including a thorough analysis of the...

It's time to vote early in New Mexico. Paul and Wally discuss early voting and some of the issues on the primary ballot. ABQ spends considerable amounts on the arts. Where does the money go? Whatever happened to taxpayer subsidized Unser Crossing. New Mexico politicians "grapple" with the oil and gas boom. New Mexico sees limited benefit from tax incentives. The NY Times highlights NM's lousy...

Paul talks with Linda Stover, candidate for Bernilillo County Assessor about the importance of the office and how her planned administration of the position would differ from the current Assessor. Learn about the importance of this office and the issues that have impacted property owners in Bernalillo County in recent years.

On this week's Tipping Point conversation New Mexico's Steve Pearce was confirmed to head up Bureau of Land Management on a 46-45 vote. New Mexico Senators Lujan and Heinrich opposed him. The Santa Fe New Mexican covers overspending in New Mexico's "free" childcare program. Paul also highlights his recent Tweet on the program. Also, MLG's early childcare claims are without evidence as NM's...

How dependent is New Mexico on the federal government compared to other states? Paul talks with Mary Connaughton and Liam Day of the Massachusetts based Pioneer Institute regarding their recently released study "Dependency Index – Federal Money to the States." See how the various states compare using the Dependency Index using the study's interactive web-based data analysis and display tool.

A lawsuit by Gov. candidate Duke Rodriguez voids MLG's "free childcare." What's next? MLG reinstates restaurant inspections by the NM Environment Department after the Department claimed they didn't have enough money to do them. Sens. Heinrich & Lujan cosponsor bill to kill federal school choice program. RGF calls out ABQ turf waste on KOAT 7. Las Cruces is in a budget deficit. Why? What could...