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

Tipping Point New Mexico Paul Gessing

    • News

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

    Education, Money and Population Issues and more

    Education, Money and Population Issues and more

    The last few weeks have been busy. We can briefly run down some of my travels.
    New Mexico is hoarding our money.
    Blue Hawaii cuts income taxes.
    Voices for Children (the left wing think tank) says minorities can't handle standardized tests: https://errorsofenchantment.com/voices-for-children-says-nm-minorities-cant-handle-standardized-tests/
    Pew Center has disturbing population info for New Mexico.
    Rebecca Dow had an opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal recently in which she took MLG to task for focusing on lunch policies while ignoring student outcomes.

    • 41 min
    Update on Challenges Facing Virgin Galactic with Doug Messier

    Update on Challenges Facing Virgin Galactic with Doug Messier

    On this week's show Paul talks to private space expert Doug Messier about the latest from Virgin Galactic, their collapsing stock price, and challenges they face turning a profit in the future. Messier writes at his substack. 

    • 40 min
    Corey DeAngelis Event Recap, Oil and Gas $15.2 Billion in 2022 State Revenue, Disappointing Kids Count and more

    Corey DeAngelis Event Recap, Oil and Gas $15.2 Billion in 2022 State Revenue, Disappointing Kids Count and more

    Paul and Wally Recap the Foundation's events with Corey DeAngelis in Albuquerque and Alamogordo. In driving to Alamogordo Paul also saw some of the impacts of the tragic fires burning in Ruidoso. 
    Oil and gas brought in $15.2 billion for NM in FY 2023. Artesia celebrated 100 years of oil and gas over the weekend.
    Another disappointing result in Kids Count report.
    There's negative evidence of MLG's covid lockdowns.
    Virgin Galactic enacts 20 for 1 reverse stock split.
    Paul recently sat down w/ KOAT TV to discuss a flight to Australia (and auditor's report dinging NMED) for shifting $2K flight to a $15K Business Class flight.

    • 42 min
    615 A Look at Emerge New Mexico with Leanna Derrick

    615 A Look at Emerge New Mexico with Leanna Derrick

    On this week's Tipping Point interview Paul talks to independent researcher Leanna Derrick. Derrick has been working to uncover and highlight the outsized influence of "progressive" group Emerge New Mexico which recruits, trains, and funds left wing women in public office throughout New Mexico. They discuss the "Emerge" group which operates in two dozen states. Who funds them? What do they do and what has been happening here in New Mexico with Emerge-recruited and backed candidates? Check out this important conversation. Leanna Derrick can be reached by email at: 68sharpie@gmail.com

    • 39 min
    Analysis of Primary Election Results, Governor's Remarks at NAIOP, NM Invests Overseas and more

    Analysis of Primary Election Results, Governor's Remarks at NAIOP, NM Invests Overseas and more

    • 42 min
    Louie Sanchez - Candidate for U.S. House District 1

    Louie Sanchez - Candidate for U.S. House District 1

    In this week's interview Paul sits down with District 1 GOP congressional candidate Louie Sanchez. Louie has a compelling story having grown up in a family of modest means. He now is involved in the medical device industry and owns Calibers gun range. Paul and Louie discuss the medical industry, 2nd amendment issues, COVID, and Rep. Melanie Stansbury's radical record in Congress (among other things). Check out their conversation here!  

     

    • 41 min

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