• Policy Brief

    ‘Wonderment and Bemusement’

    SPPI’s vice president of research talks about the policy and culture of the Silver State.

  • Litigation

    SPPI Expresses Concern Over Delays in Settlement Agreement Finalization

    Albuquerque, NM — The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) today expressed its disappointment with the New Mexico Secretary of State’s office over the unexpected delay in finalizing a previously announced settlement agreement. Despite receiving verbal confirmation of a…

  • In the News

    KRQE Covers SPPI v City of Albuquerque

    The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has initiated legal action against the City of Albuquerque due to concerns regarding the transparency of records from its automated speed enforcement program. SPPI asserts that the records in question…

  • Press Release

    Competitiveness Coalition Announces Southwest Public Policy Institute as Newest Member

    Washington, DC – Today the Competitiveness Coalition announced the addition of Southwest Public Policy Institute as its newest member, bringing the total of organizations and individuals to 23. The addition arrives amid the Federal Trade Commission’s…

  • Policy Brief

    In Denver, They Lobbied, and You Paid

    Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

  • Policy Brief

    Yeah, Um, About Those ‘Green’ Jobs…

    A gusher of opportunity in the Permian Basin, as Kern County faces a frightening future.

  • Litigation

    SPPI Files Lawsuit Against the Albuquerque Automated Speed Enforcement Citation Program

    Albuquerque, NM – The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), a non-profit organization dedicated to transparency and integrity in public policy, announced today that it has initiated a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque and Ethan Watson,…

  • Op-Ed

    The myth of big-bank small-dollar loans

    In response to Fred Nathan’s (July 30) op-ed praising New Mexico’s efforts to end predatory lending, I must assert that the celebratory tone is premature and misguided. Two significant studies conducted by the Southwest Public Policy…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

  • Litigation

    SPPI Reaches $22,000 Settlement With New Mexico Secretary of State

    This announcement is also available as a PDF. Albuquerque, NM – The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is pleased to announce that it has reached a $22,000 settlement with the New Mexico Secretary of State (NMSOS)…

  • Policy Brief

    No Fertilizer, No Farms

    Eco-alarmists stage another assault on the American Southwest’s mineral bonanza.