Tipping Point New Mexico
589 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsPodcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.
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324 Jason Bedrick - School Choice
August 05, 2021 20:46 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul interviews Jason Bedrick, Director of Policy with the national school choice group EdChoice. School choice has made unprecedented gains in 2021 thanks in part to the Pandemic and in part to the strong leadership of politicians in states that have been willing to buck the unions and bring long-overdue reform to American education. You can see a list of achievements here. The Rio Grande Foundation remains deeply concerned by New Mexico's poor performance...
323 Busiest News Week Ever for New Mexico?
August 03, 2021 20:53 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBusiest news week ever? New rules for COVID 19. State releases rules on Monday, CDC follows up, APS enacts universal masking in schools. What’s the science? Does it make any sense to tell vaccinated people to mask up? Masks are ALSO recommended. Are lockdowns coming? 20 cities across New Mexico held anti-masking in school policies. We attended the one in ABQ. Sheryl Williams Stapleton is in trouble. We can explain the details and what it means. RGF has long had concerns with Rep. Sta...
322 Gubernatorial Candidate Rebecca Dow
July 29, 2021 20:20 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul sits down with State Representative Rebecca Dow. Dow is running for Gov. of New Mexico. Paul and Rebecca discuss her background and what caused her to run for office. They also discuss education in New Mexico and some of the big challenges facing that system as well as the State economy and what she would do about it if elected. Check out this important conversation!
321 Failing Education System, Back to School Rules, Soccer Stadium and more
July 27, 2021 19:29 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this week's podcast discussion, Paul and Wally discuss the Gov.'s new "back to school" policies including mask requirements for elementary students/teachers and vaccine verification for junior high and high school students. Last week was a very busy media week for RGF. It included a conversation with Fox Business Channel on film subsidies, Paul in the ABQ Journal discussing how Sen. Martin Heinrich is coming for your natural gas appliances, Patrick Brenner discusses Richard Branson ab...
320 Evan Jones - Real Estate Market Conditions and Policy Impacts
July 22, 2021 19:53 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBAre you wondering what is happening in the local real estate market and what State, local, and even federal policies are impacting home prices and availability? RGF board member and realtor Evan Jones discusses the situation in this informative podcast.
319 Bezos to Space, Open Records Settlement, Unemployment and more
July 20, 2021 20:13 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBPaul recently took another trip. He reports on mask mandates on airplanes & public transport among other things. Jeff Bezo joins Richard Branson as a billionaire having been to space. Pediatrics group wants ALL kids and staff to wear masks this fall. MLG still hasn’t announced a specific policy. RGF settles w/ Keller Administration regarding open records. RGF has never been a fan of public financing of elections and we fought this w/ Democracy Dollars. Mayoral candidate Manny Go...
318 Kenneth Costello - PNM/Avangrid Merger
July 15, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes - 41.2 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul discusses the PNM/Avangrid merger with RGF energy and utility analyst Kenneth Costello. While RGF doesn't have a position one way or the other on the merger, it does care deeply about New Mexico utility customers and the potential for power disruptions and rate increases. This is one of the most pressing issues facing New Mexico policymakers this summer.
317 Branson to Space, Natural Gas, Socialism and more
July 13, 2021 19:38 - 37 minutes - 34 MBOn this week's discussion: Richard Branson makes it to "space." Does this mean the Spaceport was a good idea? What's next for Spaceport America? New COVID rules for school children have been handed down by the CDC. What do they mean for kids who will be starting school in a month? Sen. Heinrich is coming for your gas stove/heater/water heater/ and gasoline car. RGF in National Review Online: Socialism is rising among NM's leadership. The Kids County Report is reasonable. The ...
316 Carri Phillis, an entrepreneur who served on Gov. MLG's Economic Recovery Council
July 08, 2021 19:22 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBOn this week's podcast interview Paul sits down with Carri Phillis. Carri is a local nightclub owner and entrepreneur. She has been involved in libertarian-leaning politics in New Mexico for over a decade, but the primary topic of conversation is the last 15 months of Gov. Lujan Grisham's COVID policies and Carri's involvement with the Gov.'s Economic Recovery Council. Carri shares her own experience as a business owner, her personal experiences as a mother, and the work of the Coun...
315 New Mexico has a Governance Problem and more
July 06, 2021 20:22 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBIn a recent post at Errors of Enchantment Paul notes that several data and recent polling highlight and explain New Mexico's poor governance. NM is among states w/ largest outflow from gov't schools/to home school. Other states are racing ahead on school reform which NM generally stands pat. SCOTUS rules on donor privacy. Can ABQ be a job leader? NM/federal stimulus funding both sides of the jobs equation. Donald Rumsfeld was a statesman with a wide and varied career and he w...
314 Jameson Taylor - Mississippi Center for Public Policy
July 01, 2021 02:52 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this week's episode, Paul discusses Mississippi's recent educational successes with Dr. Jameson Taylor of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, a free-market think tank based there. Mississippi and New Mexico so often struggle at the very bottom of the "good" lists and rise to the top of the bad lists, but as Paul noted recently, Mississippi has seen some recent improvements in the area of 4th grade reading on the "gold standard" NAEP test. So, what did Mississippi do to...
313 Government Schools Enrollment, KIDS COUNT, Film Industry, Masks and more
June 29, 2021 16:40 - 50 minutes - 46 MBOn this week's podcast conversation, Paul and Wally discuss reports that the government schools saw a big drop in enrollment due to homeschooling during the pandemic. The annual KIDS COUNT report from Annie E. Casey/Voices for Children has been released. NM goes from 50th to 49th. MLG is happy about this but this is 2019 data. We’ll truly see the impact of COVID 19 (possibly) next year. It was a big week for NM’s subsidized film industry as new taxpayer-funded facilities NBC Universal...
312 Gubernatorial Candidate - Greg Zanetti
June 24, 2021 05:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul interviews gubernatorial candidate Greg Zanetti. Greg hopes to bring his experiences as a financial manager and Brigadier General in the U.S. Army to New Mexico's government. You don't want to miss this wide-ranging and interesting conversation!
311 New Mexico's Pandemic Performance and more
June 22, 2021 17:10 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBNM didn’t quite get to its 60% vaccination rate, but the Gov. says NM will be “totally reopened” on July 1. This is welcome news, but it's also not really true (not for our children, yet). Now that COVID IS receding as an issue, the debate will be over Gov. MLG’s performance during the pandemic. Paul cites a national report to show why he believes she did a poor job. Speaking of COVID performance, NM's Education Secretary Stewart recently took a “victory lap” on COVID 19. Again, the data...
310 Gubernatorial Candidate - Jay Block
June 17, 2021 21:06 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this week's interview, Paul sits down with Sandoval County Commissioner and gubernatorial candidate Jay Block. Paul and Jay have worked on a number of pro-freedom issues, notably local "right to work" ordinances that were ultimately adopted in 10 of New Mexico's 33 counties (including Block's home County of Sandoval which adopted the ordinance first). Paul queries Jay on a number of other issues relating to his priorities for New Mexico, its economy, and the track record of current G...
309 Media Mistakes, Oil & Gas Moratorium, Censorship, Space Race and more
June 15, 2021 22:17 - 59 minutes - 55 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul and Wally discuss several important news items that the media got wrong in advance of the 2020 election. Sen. Joe Manchin opposes ending the filibuster and the passage of the awful HR 1 through Congress. 24 New Mexico Democrats support Biden's moratorium on federal oil and gas permitting. At the same time New Mexico's revenues are up $350 million thanks largely to oil and gas and the price being over $70 a barrel. The industry continues to thrive d...
308 Jeffrey Smith of New Mexico Copper Company
June 10, 2021 22:01 - 40 minutes - 37 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul sits down with Jeffrey Smith of New Mexico Copper Company. After over 300 episodes of the show, this is the first time Paul has had a chance to interview someone from the non-oil-and-gas mining industry. Jeff and Paul discuss the copper industry, the proposed Copper Flat mine that his company is working to get permitted, environmental issues in mining, and the particular importance of mining in Biden's push for electric vehicles and "renewable energy."
307 CD 1 Election Results Analysis, NM All Turquoise MLG Announces for Reelection, Student Athletes and Masks
June 08, 2021 18:13 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBOn this week's podcasts discussion, Wally and Paul talk about Mark Moores getting clobbered 63% to 33% in the Congressional District 1 race; What went wrong? What does it mean? What does it mean for redistricting? Paul gives "props" to Mayor Tim Keller for vetoing Albuquerque's gas tax; On COVID 19, all New Mexico counties are now in turquoise An Albuquerque Journal sports reporter had an important article over the weekend on Gov. Lujan Grisham's ongoing policy of demanding athletes w...
306 Patrick Brenner - Destruction of Public Records at CYFD
June 03, 2021 19:03 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBOn this week's interview, Paul sits down with the Foundation's own Patrick Brenner. Aside from being the organization's Vice President of Development, Patrick handles a wide variety of open government and transparency issues for the Foundation. Patrick and Paul discuss the unfolding scandal at New Mexico's Children Youth and Families Department (CYFD) which involves the destruction of public records and the firing of whistleblowers at CYFD. Open government is the lifeblood of good governm...
305 Are Electric Blackouts on the way to New Mexico and more
June 01, 2021 22:43 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBAs Covid continues to recede as an issue along with the lockdowns, the main remaining issue is masking children. The excellent tracking site at Burbio shows who is requiring masks for kids and who isn't. New Mexico remains among the more stringent states. The New Mexico Legislature allocated additional money this session to give local school districts money to extend their school years. A significant number of districts (thanks to pressure from parents and families) have opted out. Pau...
304 Patrick Hayes - The Inner Workings of New Mexico Media
May 27, 2021 22:10 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBOn this week's interview, Paul gets (now) former KOB TV reporter Patrick Hayes on the other side of the microphone for a conversation about the inner workings of New Mexico's media. Patrick recently took a reporting job in Phoenix, but before he left the two sat down to discuss how the media works right here in New Mexico, how decisions are made regarding what to cover, and how average New Mexicans with a story to tell or information to provide can get their message out. While we w...
303 Virgin Galactic Flight, Records Issues at CYFD, Census, Unemployment and more
May 25, 2021 21:20 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul and Wally discuss the fact that Virgin Galactic achieved its first official space flight in a test over the weekend. A story from Searchlight NM raises serious concerns on MLG’s open records issues at CYFD. RGF appears in National Review on Census data. NM’s unemployment rate is now 8.2%, tied for 3rd worst in the nation. According to Grover Norquist, of the top 15 states with lowest unemployment rates, 12 have GOP Governors. The 10 states wit...
302 Derek Muller - Was the 2020 Election Stolen?
May 20, 2021 21:29 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBOn this week's interview, Paul sits down with Derek Muller, a law professor at the University of Iowa. Muller was in town to speak to the lawyer's chapter of the Federalist Society of New Mexico. Muller's expertise is in election law, an area that has gained incredible attention and controversy in recent years. Was the 2020 election "stolen"? How widespread was fraud? What about states that altered their election laws in the waning days before the election? Also, what about state or nati...
301 No More Masks, Is Pandemic Over?, New Mexico Literacy and much more
May 18, 2021 22:49 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul and Wally discuss the CDC's revised mask requirement. Now, most “vaccinated” people are NOT required to wear a mask indoors or out. Pushing people to get vaccinated has become the primary government focus. What about the children wearing masks for sports or school next fall? Paul recently went bowling and recounts his experience at CVS. The New Mexico United continued their mask mandate at least initially. What about the Isotopes? Paul's wife recently receiv...
300 Charles Sullivan - New Mexico Public Policy and Political Articles at American Thinker
May 13, 2021 21:41 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this week's interview, Paul talks to Charles Sullivan. Sullivan is a New Mexico-based retired attorney and writer at the popular political website American Thinker. You can read some of Sullivan's articles here. Sullivan has written about various New Mexico political issues including the misguided New Mexico Legislature and his experience traveling to Texas to obtain the COVID 19 vaccine.
299 Unemployment Benefits Slow Return to Work and more
May 11, 2021 19:35 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MBOn this week's podcast conversation, Paul and Wally discuss the latest revisions MLG has made to her emergency orders. While nearly all counties are in Turquoise, Chaves County remains in the yellow for some hard-to-understand reason. The disappointing national jobs report and rise in unemployment appears to have been caused by President Biden's overly-generous extended unemployment benefits. New Mexico’s unemployment rate is 8.3% which is third-highest in the nation, but businesses...
298 Ava Garner - Legal Challenge to Governor Lujan Grisham's COVID-19 Response
May 06, 2021 15:43 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBOn this week's interview, Paul sits down with Ana Garner a New Mexico-based attorney with NM Stands Up! Garner and Gessing discuss the need for change in the way Gov. Lujan Grisham has controlled the State and its response to COVID 19. Garner and her organization are suing the Gov. and working to obtain support for those lawsuits. You don't want to miss this fascinating conversation!
297 Census is Out, Why New Mexico Barely Grew and more
May 04, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBOn this weeks discussion podcast, topics include: MLG completely revamps her emergency orders. Overall, the situation is much better. Moving to full opening by late June depending on vaccination progress; Youth sports outdoors. Mask mandate changes. More to come? On May 1st after being closed for more than 1 month, New Mexico golf courses reopened. Fallout for New Mexico census, LFC report. Passing the buck for NM’s slow population growth. Stansbury tells Channel 4 the eco...
296 David Clements - 2020 Election Issues, Critical Race Theory in Academia and more
April 29, 2021 18:58 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBOn this week's podcast interview Paul sits down with David Clements. A libertarian-leaning law professor at New Mexico State University, David once ran for US Senate as a Republican, but he (like Paul) was not necessarily a fan of President Trump in his run for the White House in 2016. Clements not only had a change of heart during Trump's time in office, but he has actively engaged in tracking down many problems and issues with the 2020 election. David has also spoken out publicly agains...
295 COVID-19 and Science, Spaceport, Bernalillo County, Another Plastic Bag Ban and more
April 27, 2021 20:58 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBOn this week's podcast conversation Paul and Wally discuss: The latest COVID maps are out and the situation seems to have stalemated or even worsened. Will the State change its metrics and if so, how? The deposition of NM's Health Secretary throws "science" into question. Reporter Patrick Hayes questions Scrase who tap dances. NY Times says wearing masks outdoors makes no sense. Census data are out including data on New Mexico's slow population growth and national population ...
295 COVID-19 and Science, Spaceport, Bernalillo County, Another Plastic Bag Ban and more
April 27, 2021 20:58On this week's podcast conversation Paul and Wally discuss: The latest COVID maps are out and the situation seems to have stalemated or even worsened. Will the State change its metrics and if so, how? The deposition of NM's Health Secretary throws "science" into question. Reporter Patrick Hayes questions Scrase who tap dances. NY Times says wearing masks outdoors makes no sense. Census data are out including data on New Mexico's slow population growth and national population ...
295 COVID-19 and Science, Spaceport, Bernalillo County, Another Plastic Bag Ban and more
April 27, 2021 20:57On this week's podcast conversation Paul and Wally discuss: The latest COVID maps are out and the situation seems to have stalemated or even worsened. Will the State change its metrics and if so, how? The deposition of NM's Health Secretary throws "science" into question. Reporter Patrick Hayes questions Scrase who tap dances. NY Times says wearing masks outdoors makes no sense. Census data are out including data on New Mexico's slow population growth and national population ...
294 Michael Johnson - Energy Reliability in New Mexico and Texas
April 22, 2021 18:30 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBOn this week's podcast interview Paul sits down with Michael Johnson to discuss energy reliability both in Texas AND New Mexico. Recently Texas suffered from serious energy reliability failures, but a decade ago many New Mexicans went without natural gas for days during one of the coldest times in recent memory. Michael Johnson is a New Mexican. He wrote the definitive report on what happened in New Mexico a decade ago. Johnson, a member of ERCOT for several years in the '90s, has ...
293 High Unemployment yet Few Workers to be Found and more
April 20, 2021 16:16 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBOn the latest Tipping Point New Mexico Paul discusses the fact that the CDC has now confirmed that he was correct in questioning "surface spread" of COVID over a year ago. Last year at this time Mayor Keller shut down Albuquerque playgrounds and parks. Paul and his family did not obey these restrictions and were criticized for it at the time. NM has high unemployment and yet businesses can’t find workers because too many are getting checks for doing nothing. Some "blue" states are mak...
292 Grover Norquist - Americans for Tax Reform - Federal Government Policy
April 15, 2021 19:29 - 41 minutes - 38 MBOn this week's episode, Paul interviews Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. There has been a lot of bad policy coming out of Washington, DC, during the first few months of the Biden Administration. Whether it is the $2 trillion "stimulus" or another $2 trillion "infrastructure" bill or attacks on free speech and Right to Work, the amount of transformationally bad public policy moving in Washington is almost too much to keep up with. Thankfully Grover spends his days and ...
291 Energy, COVID, Freedom Index, Bleak Report for New Mexico and more
April 13, 2021 19:14 - 46 minutes - 43 MBOn the latest Tipping Point NM conversation, Paul and Wally discuss a few articles showing that there is "no such thing as a free lunch" when it comes to energy. ABQ/Bernalillo County remains in Yellow. San Juan County moves from Turquoise to green. There is no end in sight for MLG’s rules. Back to School seems to be going fine, but the number of students in school is down. Gov. signs “food freedom” bill but vetoes “earmark” of federal funds for unemployment insurance. The unemploym...
290 Corey DeAngelis - Education Success Evidence and Issues
April 08, 2021 16:12 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBOn this week's podcast interview Paul sits down with Corey DeAngelis, an education expert with American Federation for Children and numerous other education reform organizations. They discuss how the fight for educational choice has ramped up during COVID and discuss both the empirical evidence on a number of education issues as well as some recent success stories and what is driving them. DeAngelis is a tireless advocate for education reform. Check out this exciting and timely discuss...
289 NM Congressional District 1 Candidates Set for June Election, Marijuana Legalization and More
April 06, 2021 22:31 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBOn this week's discussion, Paul shares his first-hand perspective of another locked-down state, California including the similarities and differences with New Mexico. Melanie Stansbury wins the Democratic Party nomination for New Mexico's first congressional district (CD1) in an upset. She will face Mark Moores and others in a June election. What distinguishes these two candidates? Marijuana is legalized in a special session of the New Mexico Legislature. How it happened and what might...
288 Larry Behrens - Power the Future New Mexico and You're Fracking Welcome
April 01, 2021 15:34 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBOn this week's interview, Paul interviews Larry Behrens of Power the Future New Mexico. They have set up a website: https://www.yourefrackingwelcome.com to honor and thank workers in the oil and gas industry. Furthermore, Larry and Paul worked together on reopening New Mexico and the Gov.'s COVID restrictions. They start the program by discussing how their recommendations made back in April of 2020 would have been much better for New Mexicans and small businesses in the State.
287 COVID-19 Improvements, Marijuana Special Session, Legislation That Wasn't, and More
March 30, 2021 19:41 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul and Wally discuss the fact that more NM counties continue to improve on COVID. Cliffs Amusement Park is set to reopen on May 8. Hinkle Family Fun Center is still not open but is hiring. How easy will it be for these businesses to find employees with all the "free" money floating around? Arizona and Utah remove nearly all COVID restrictions Two weeks after opening Texas continued to see a decline in COVID cases In Texas when the State dropped its mask m...
286 Larry Ahrens - Greetings from Arizona
March 25, 2021 15:10 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBOn this week's episode, Paul sits down with former New Mexico media personality Larry Ahrens. For decades Larry was a fixture on radio and television throughout our State. Paul and Larry specifically discuss the early days of having Rush Limbaugh on KKOB radio. Recently, Larry moved to Arizona for a variety of reasons that we discuss during the podcast. We discuss the differences between Arizona and New Mexico and why New Mexico is held back by its political leaders from achieving greater...
285 NM Legislative Session, Marijuana, Haaland Confirmed at Interior, NM Civil Rights Act and More
March 23, 2021 18:14 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MBOn this week's podcast conversation, Paul and Wally discuss the conclusion of the 2021 Legislative session. Gov. Lujan Grisham plans to call a special session to deal with marijuana legalization. Wally and Paul discuss whether that is a good idea. They discuss allegations of "bullying" and they discuss some of the most important bills that passed or failed in the legislative session. Over the weekend rallies were held across New Mexico in support of reopening the State. Paul discusses wha...
284 Paul Bunker - The Mythology of Global Warming: Climate Change Fiction vs. Scientific Facts
March 18, 2021 20:54 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBOn this week's interview, Paul talks to Bruce Bunker about the science of climate change. Bunker is a chemist who studied the issue at Sandia National Labs. His professional work led him to write the book "The Mythology of Global Warming: Climate Change Fiction vs. Scientific Facts." Bunker takes a scientific approach to the issue of man-cause climate change and the idea that it will have serious, negative repercussions for the planet or for humanity. The RGF's expertise is not "scie...
283 COVID-19 Improvement, Unemployment, Tax Hikes, Marijuana, Electric Reliability and More
March 16, 2021 20:15 - 52 minutes - 48 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul and Wally discuss the fact that New Mexico's COVID situation continues to improve. More counties are moving into turquoise, green, etc. When will the Gov. relinquish her powers? There's no indication of that. Paul works out with a mask on for the first time. The mainstream media is starting to acknowledge that lockdowns haven't done anything to improve COVID outcomes. NM unemployment rate is 8.7%, 48th in the nation. There is a clear pattern among the ...
282 Clint Pagurko - RGF Intern and Policy Analyst
March 11, 2021 17:44 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBOn this week's interview, Paul sits down with Rio Grande Foundation intern and policy analyst Clint Pagurko. Clint has been with the Foundation for just a few months, but he has made a tremendous impact with the organization by researching and writing testimony for many of the bills of concern for the Rio Grande Foundation this legislative session. His testimony has been posted at: www.errorsofenchantment.com this session along with the Foundation's usual information and analysis. Cl...
281 One Year of COVID-19
March 10, 2021 00:04 - 48 minutes - 45 MBOn this week's discussion show, Paul and Wally discuss the rapid-changing COVID rules being imposed by the Lujan Grisham Administration. They begin by Commemorating one year of COVID; New Mexico has announced that it is prioritizing teachers for the COVID-19 vaccine. That's a fine idea, but why wait until now when the Gov. could have made this move back in January when the vaccine came out? During this conversation, Paul and Wally receive news that schools will be reopening to all K-12...
280 Rob Black and Ted Abernathy - Driving New Mexico’s Future
March 04, 2021 21:47 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this week's conversation, Paul sits down with New Mexico Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Rob Black and economic consultant Ted Abernathy who runs the firm Economic Leadership. Ted recently worked with the Chamber to develop various economic policy recommendations for New Mexico based on numerous conversations with business leaders. The information has been shared with elected officials and economic development experts throughout the State. You can find out details on those rec...
279A Impact of Biden Administration Energy Policies on New Mexico
March 03, 2021 23:05 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBOn Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, Paul Gessing of the Rio Grande Foundation and Kevin Hassett of the National Review Institute discussed the impact of the Biden Administration’s energy policies on New Mexico.
279 COVID-19 Lockdowns Get New Level, Legislative Session, Space, Sports and More
March 02, 2021 18:23 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBThe Gov. shifts the goalposts on COVID 19 again. Most of this is good news as NM reopens further including Hinkle, Cliffs, and (presumably ABQ Isotopes) can open right now. Bars and clubs: can reopen indoors in the newly-created Turquoise level. Sports fields, concert venues, movie theaters, entertainment centers: can reopen indoor activities at 25% capacity in green level. New Mexico is the only state in which movie theaters cannot open. Gov. continues mask mandate. No end in sight for G...
278 Jerry Walker - Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico
February 25, 2021 17:59 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this week's podcast, Paul interviews Jerry Walker, President & CEO of the Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico. After chatting about the importance of independent and community banks in New Mexico, Paul and Jerry spend most of the podcast discussing bills before the New Mexico Legislature that would create a new, state-owned bank. The twin NM bills, SB 313 and HB 236 are moving through the Legislature now.