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Tipping Point New Mexico

Paul Gessing

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

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579 Oil and Gas Industry: Impacts and Attacks with...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/02/08

On this week's interview Paul interviews Jim Winchester. Jim is Executive Director of the Independent Petroleum Association of NM. Jim's group specifically works with smaller oil and gas producers. Paul and Jim discuss the various ways in which his industry is under attack in the 2024 legislative session. They discuss the economic impact of his industry and whether these attacks are new and what they actually would do to his industry and the environment.

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578 Legislative session, "Clean Fuel", Paid Leave...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/02/06

Paul and Wally begin with a discussion of the most important issues being discussed in the Legislature. The big alcohol tax hikes aren't getting much traction, but the tax hikes contained in them are insane. The Gov. wanted $110 million to eliminate 4 day school weeks. Rep. Armstrong got an amendment successfully adopted to allow districts to continue 4 day weeks. Here's the vote. 14 states cut personal income taxes in 2024. New Mexico is not one of them despite its massive surplus. Paul

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577 Education Reform and School Choice with Rebecca Dow

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/02/01

On this week's episode Paul talks to former legislator and gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Dow. Dow is now heading up the Opportunity for All Kids project for the Rio Grande Foundation. She works every day to bring education reform and school choice to New Mexico. Paul and Rebecca discuss School Choice Week, education in the 2024 session, and goals for the OAK project.

37:43

576 Pushing Against Bad Bills, Federal LNG Permits...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/30

Paul was recently in Ruidoso to talk about government regulations and EV mandates at a Conservative Conference. Other speakers include James Lindsay and Sheriff RichardClarke. Ben Luna organized the event. RGF has continued its work in Santa Fe, mostly pushing back against bad bills. Here are a few: HB 41: Clean Fuel Standard (soon to be on house floor) HB 133 opens up the New Mexico Oil and Gas Act which has governed the industry for decades and enacts language pushed by environmental groups

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575 New Mexico Insurance Commissioner Opposition to...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/25

On this week's interview Paul discusses the New Mexico Insurance Commissioner's efforts to kill Christian Health Sharing plans in New Mexico. Katy Talento is a health care expert and Executive Director of the Alliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries. We discuss how the plans work and why they became so popular in the wake of ObamaCare. We also discuss why the Insurance Commissioner would come after these plans. Paul and his family once were part of one prominent health sharing plan. He describes

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574 Clean Fuel Standard, Four-Day School Weeks,...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/23

Paul was in the Roundhouse on Saturday testifying against HB 41 (Clean Fuel Standard). Another bill heard during that hearing (HB 48) would increase taxes on NM's oil and gas industry. Both passed out of the Committee. Another bill, HB 114 attempts to squash the entire oil and gas industry. MLG's state of the state address was interrupted 3 times by pro-Palestine/anti fossil fuel protests. The Gov. called them "courageous." NM's Film Office produced a study justifying film subsidies. Paul and

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573 Gun Laws in 2024 New Mexico Legislative Session...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/18

On this week's interview Paul talks to Zach Fort of the New Mexico Shooting Sports Association about Gov. Lujan Grisham's plans to take away your guns during the 2024 legislative session. We know from this summer's radical and anti-constitutional executive order that this Gov. is not a believer in gun rights or the 2nd Amendment. What are her and the Legislature's plans and what can New Mexicans do to fight back?

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572 A Look at Bills for the 2024 New Mexico...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/16

The session begins today. For starters Paul sits down with Carol Wight of the NM Restaurant Association to discuss a proposal for paid leave as well as plans to increase taxes on alcohol. These are a few of the pre-filed bills that we are looking at with some additional links: HB 41: Clean fuel standard; https://sourcenm.com/2024/01/12/lawmakers-add-new-clean-fuel-standards-to-environmental-improvement-act/ HB 37: Limits on NM's capital gains deduction; HB 48: increase royalty rates on oil and

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571 Lori Coleman - Opposition to Proposed Mimbres...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/11

On this week's interview Paul talks to Lori Coleman. Lori is a small-time miner in Southern, NM and the Florida mountains. She owns Spanish Stirrup Rock Shop, LLC & the SS Stone Gallery in Luna County and Lincoln County, New Mexico. She opposes plans by some politicians in New Mexico to make the region a 245,000 acre National Monument which Lori believes would have detrimental impacts on her business, access to the area, and the local economy. Paul and Lori discuss serious issues with the

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570 EV Mandate Update, Paid Family Leave Legislation,...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/09

On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the Foundation's ongoing work regarding electric vehicle mandates in New Mexico. The Foundation has also been requesting public records from various governments regarding EV deployment and costs. New Mexico's 30-day legislative session is right around the corner. One of the big issues RGF will be working to oppose is tax hikes to create a system of paid family leave. Paul and Wally discuss issues with this proposal which was narrowly defeated last

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569 Improving Educational Outcomes with Donn...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/04

On this week's Tipping Point New Mexico interview Paul sits down with Donna Illerbrun, Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe's schools. Donna and Paul discuss the benefits of the Catholic education model, the shuttering of one school recently, New Mexico's "birth dearth" and outmigration of families, and how the Legislature could leverage Catholic and other non-public schools to improve outcomes for New Mexico children and families.

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568 Happy New Year!, MLG's latest EV mandate, NM Land...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2024/01/02

Happy New Year! On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the holidays and some of their activities over the last few weeks. The Gov.'s EV charger mandate will be voted on by CID on Wednesday, January 3rd: https://errorsofenchantment.com/were-opposing-mlgs-next-ev-mandate-heres-how-you-can-help/ With all the subsidies for wind and solar, the State Land Office took in just 0.16% of its revenue from those sources. The State did generate record revenues from oil and gas, however. The

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567 New Mexico Politics with Mark Ronchetti

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/21

On this week’s interview Paul sits down with 2022 New Mexico Republican candidate for Gov. Mark Ronchetti. Ronchetti and his wife Kristy currently create the No Doubt About It podcast, but Paul and Mark discuss the 2022 race, whether Republicans can win in New Mexico, and the impacts both the abortion issue and Donald Trump on his campaign. You don’t want to miss this episode!

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566 New Mexico's $10 Billion Welfare Programs, Cost...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/19

RGF was in the ABQ Journal over the weekend discussing the Gov.'s proposed EV charger mandates and how New Mexicans can push back. In related news Paul did a request of CNM. They said each level 2 EV charging station cost $45,000. LFC report says New Mexico's welfare programs are ineffective despite spending $10 billion annually (they also find the best anti-poverty program is a job). New Mexico will be blessed once again by a mind-blowing oil driven budget surplus, but the obsession continues

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565 Government's Quiet Land Grab with Gabriella Hoffman

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/14

On this week's interview Paul sat down with Gabriella Hoffman. She recently spoke at an RGF luncheon on "Government's Quiet Land Grab." You can view her slides here. Gabriella is director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at Independent Women’s Forum. She is a freelance media strategist, award-winning writer, and Townhall.com political columnist. She hosts the District of Conservation podcast and CFACT original video series “Conservation Nation.” Among other topics in our conversation is

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564 Albuquerque Air Board Goes Rogue, New Mexico Land...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/12

Albuquerque air board and the crisis of democracy. Another land grab under way in Southern New Mexico. NM PED is requesting a mind-blowing $5.1 billion next year. How has education spending grown and what is happening with results? MLG's next attempt to force EV's on you (and how you can push back) using our KeepYourCarsNM.com site. Trever's ABQ Journal cartoon is a masterpiece.

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563 Jon Decker of Viante - New Mexico Attorney...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/07

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

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562 MLG in Dubai for Climate, Rooftop Solar, Freedom...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/12/05

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

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561 Latest from Virgin Galactic and Spaceport New...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/11/30

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!

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560 Thanksgiving Card from the Governor, Rail Runner...

Tipping Point New Mexico ·

2023/11/28

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

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