Tipping Point episode 303: Virgin Galactic Flight, Records Issues at CYFD, Census, Unemployment and more

On 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 with the highest unemployment rates are all led by Democrat Governors: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Pennsylvania.

According to Phil Kerpen: 24 states have announced they are ending unemployment bonuses. The only Republican governors who are keeping the bonuses are Hogan in Maryland, Baker in Mass, and Scott in Vermont. Still zero Democrat governors have opted out.

RGF digs into per-pupil education data from the Census Bureau and requests the information itself.

ABQ City Council puts gas tax hike on the ballot for next November. Paul and Wally discuss the problems with this new tax.