On this week's interview Paul talks to Jon Decker of Viante Foundation. Jon is President of the organization and local entrepreneur Dale Armstrong is the Founder. Viante was founded in 2017 to promote better schools, safer neighborhoods, and more economic opportunity in the state of New Mexico.

Paul and Jon discuss Viante itself and its goals as well as former Attorney General Hector Balderas' efforts to hide certain contracts with third party attorneys from the public and issues related to transparency and the previous/current AG.

MLG flew to Dubai recently for the latest UN climate conference.    Paul recently appeared on Mark/Krysty Ronchetti's "No Doubt About it"podcast. He discussed NM's new EV mandate;   More than 3,800 car dealerships to Biden: tap brakes ono EV mandates. You can read their letter here and an article about it here.    PNMsays 23% of customers will have rooftop solar by 2040. On one hand this is more realistic than MLG's vehicle mandate, on the other it is driven by huge subsidies.   RGF is holding its final luncheon of 2023 with Gabriella Hoffman discussing the government's quiet land grab.   NewMexico fails in economic freedom, performs well in personal freedom inCato report.   There was a debate recently between CA Gov. Newsom and FL Gov. DeSantis. When it comes to their economies, there is no comparison (but MLG is following theCalifornia model).   The ABQ Journal recently had two stories that highlight trades vs. academia that highlight interesting issues.   CatholicSchool Our Lady of Fatima closes: On one hand this is sad for our community (and highlights serious demographic issues), but on the other it highlights the gulf between public and private schools.

On this week's interview Paul talks to Doug Messier, an expert on the private space industry. You can find his Substack here. We discuss the latest announcements from Virgin Galactic regarding their business model, layoffs, and flight cessation in 2024. If you care about Spaceport America and the investments New Mexicans continue to make in the facility you don't want to miss this conversation! 

Paul was shocked over the Holiday to receive a Thanksgiving card (taxpayer funded of course) from the Gov. 

 Over the Thanksgiving weekend I discovered (the hard way) the Rail Runner app has incorrect information on it.

 VP Kamala Harris uses a gas stove posing with her husband on social media.

 Job growth in the energy sector is NOT a win for the economy. 

 In the wake of the EIB's decision I wrote a piece outlining why their plan simply cannot work. 

 Conservative ABQ City councilor Dan Lewis and a majority of the Council recently voted to reform the City's unelected air board, sadly Mayor Keller vetoed their legislation. 

New Mexico Supreme Court won't hear GOP appeal on district map.  

On this week's episode Paul discusses an innovative approach to regulation that comes to us from Utah that has been embraced by red and blue states alike. The idea is the creation of "regulatory sandboxes" which  allows live, time-bound testing of innovations under a regulator's oversight. Paul discusses the issue with Rees Empey, Director of State Govt. Affairs at the Utah-based Libertas Institute and Brian Knight is the Director of the Program on Financial Regulation at the Mercatus Center based in the DC area. 

The "Sandbox" issue has bipartisan support in the New Mexico Legislature having been introduced by Democrats in the 2023 session.  

Sarah Jane Allen is the head of Moms for Liberty Bernalillo County chapter. Mom's for Liberty has been the recipient of attacks from left wing groups and the media. What IS Mom's for Liberty and why is Sarah Jane involved? We clear up questions and set the record straight on this show.

Paul attended and spoke at the EIB meeting. The Foundation continues to encourage New Mexicans to sign in opposition to the mandate at: KeepYourCarsNM. 

All members of the GOP Legislature oppose MLG's EV mandate.

RGF pours cold water on "free buses," but a 6-3 majority on Council supports them anyway. 

Paul and Wally recap what was decided in the election last week.

Virgin Galactic largely pulls out of New Mexico and other big news about the company.

I talked to Channel 7 about Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller's taxpayer-financed book.

ABQ spent $80,231.98 on Biden's trip back in August. 

On this week's interview Paul interviews Andrew Handel, Director, Education and Workforce Development Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council about the new report of which he is lead author, "Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment."

Paul and Andrew discuss various aspects of educational freedom and its components. New Mexico is not 50th or even 51st in this index of educational freedom, but how does it perform and what metrics does it do well on and which of them need work especially given the State's poor education outcomes.  

It's election day. Here are some of the important issues and races being voted on in New Mexico and nationwide.

The City of Albuquerque Council will be voting on whether to make "free buses" a "permanent" program this Wednesday. A City report downplays the impact the program has had on crime rates, but in reality does nothing of the sort.  

Our case against ABQ City Council's "donation" to Planned Parenthood has merit according to the judge.

According to the Washington Post home schooling grew dramatically in the wake of the COVID pandemic but not especially in New Mexico (according to the best available data). 

Inflation has hit New Mexicans when it comes to car insurance.

Stories questioning the merits of EV's are coming fast and furious.