Tipping Point New Mexico

Last week Paul was in Dallas for a conference talking about New Mexico's lack of economic freedom with other leaders on the issue. What are people saying about New Mexico's lack of economic freedom? 

Paul led Liberty on the Rocks in Santa Fe on Monday and then was in Farmington, NM for a Rotary presentation on New Mexico's economy.

Paul's new opinion piece on the Electoral College was run in the Santa Fe New Mexican. 

RGF's education project OAK New Mexico recently surveyed candidates for the Legislature on various education issues. You can find the questions and survey results here.

New Mexico's politicians have a very government-centric view of the economy. 

MLG and other liberals express misguided "pride"in our high poverty. 

A new poll finds New Mexicans not happy with the economy.

A recent Albuquerque Journal poll found New Mexicans are not pleased with Biden, but the same poll indicates they want Kamala.

California adopts a total ban of plastic bags:  CA governor signs law banning plastic bags at grocery stores | cbs8.com Carlsbad, NM adopted a plastic bag ban on a "temporary" basis Tuesday night. 

Paul and Mackenzie discuss the position that the UNM Lobo athletics  find themselves as five teams leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 conference.  They also discuss the issues facing all UNM sports but particularly the UNM football program.

The conversation then turns to the status of the New Mexico housing market and the factors and issues affecting supply and demand.

We the Living will be shown in Albuquerque on September 24, 2024 at 6:30 pm at Guild Cinema. In this podcast, learn about the fascinating story about his movie which has been found and recovered and the part the movie played in Italy in World War II. Also listen for how to get 50% off tickets.

Trump was targeted in a second assassination attempt over the weekend. Paul and Wally discuss the details as they understand them. 

Brian Sanderoff polling data released shows Harris/Heinrich leading in New Mexico.

MLG names close ally Marianna Padilla PED secretary., 

Paul and Doug Peterson discuss Mayor Keller's plans for downtown in ABQ Journal.

The housing market is "broken" thanks to government policy. Now the government is supposedly trying to "fix" the problem. Will it work? 

When economics and sports meet. The Lobos' Mountain West Conference lost four members. Will UNM athletics land on its feet? How does New Mexico's economic situation affect the situation? 

Sen. Martin Heinrich recently floated the idea of a "Inflation Reduction Act 2.0" in the ABQ Journal. 

Former NMSU president Garrey Carruthers decries MLG's meddling in NMSU presidential search.

On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss a bizarre article in Sunday's Albuquerque Journal by MLG's Secretary of Higher Education about NMSU president search.

Rob Black to become MLG's economic development secretary. Is this a good sign on the Gov.'s economic policies?  

MLG and Democrats celebrate ground breaking of taxpayer funded abortion clinic in Las Cruces. 

Maxeon stock prices hits 9 cents per share (and moves even lower) 

Judge Cindy Leos' awful track record. 

A chart we found online indicates that New Mexico is actually THE poorest state in the US.

Swedish automaker Volvo becomes the latest car company to abandon its pledge to be EV only by 2030. 

As mentioned Paul was in Ruidoso last week. Here's what he heard and saw. 

Rather than an interview this week Paul and Wally take a detailed look at the stances of presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Using 10 metrics relating to economics, education, and the rule of law, Paul and Wally give letter grades to Harris and Trump. 

How do the candidates stack up on issues of concern to the Rio Grande Foundation? 

MLG's latest education secretary departs. Paul and Wally discuss the depressing reality of education policy under MLG. 

I attended the APS state of the district address. Here's what I saw.

Kamala Harris no longer claims to support EV mandates. Is she just lying about her policies at this point? 

RGF tracked down the cost of Dona Ana County's new EV charging stations.

RGF is hosting two upcoming events (one in Albuquerque and one in Clovis) on the electoral college/voting.

It was a deadly August in Albuquerque.

Paul saw the Reagan movie over the weekend and really enjoyed it. 

We were told that this would be a record-setting hurricane season. Where are all the hurricanes? Also, this was supposed to be a bad monsoon season in New Mexico. So far that has not been the case.  

Paul is heading to Ruidoso for a talk tonight. This will be his first time in Ruidoso since the fires this summer. 

On this week's interview Paul interviews  Dr. Patrick A. McLaughlin of the free market Mercatus Center. They discuss his new "Snapshots of State Regulation 2024" report which attempts to analyze the regulatory burdens in each state. New Mexico ranks 19th overall. We discuss the methodology of the report and why certain states have allowed regulations to build up. We also discuss how states can act to reduce overall regulatory burdens and their economic harms.

I was in Phoenix last week and got to meet with former Gov. Doug Ducey and others.