For exceptional achievement in ignoring market realities and promoting policies that backfire spectacularly.
Author: Southwest Public Policy Institute
The Southwest Public Policy Institute is a think tank dedicated to improving the quality of life in the American Southwest by formulating, promoting, and defending sound public policy solutions. Our mission is simple: to deliver better living through better policy.
Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.
The veto of Alaska’s SB 39 preserves critical credit access for underserved consumers and rejects the failed model of rate caps seen in New Mexico and Illinois.
Categories
Conservatism Courts Crime and Justice Culture Domestic Policy Economic Opportunity Economy Government Regulation Government Transparency and Accountability Legal and Judicial Life Markets and Finance New Mexico Political Thought Poverty & Welfare Poverty and Inequality Progressivism Public Opinion Reports Top Issues Updates
Report: Black Market Payday
How government price controls created an illicit supply of emergency credit.
The Access Granted report exposes how chambers of commerce falsely labeled legitimate data aggregation as phishing to distract from their own failure to secure publicly accessible member directories.
Categories
Budget and Spending Conservatism Culture Domestic Policy Economic Opportunity Economy Energy & Environment Energy Economics Government Regulation Government Spending Infrastructure & Technology Life Markets and Finance Nuclear Energy Political Thought Poverty & Welfare Poverty and Inequality Progressivism Public Opinion Security Technology Top Issues Transparency Updates
SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties
A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.
The coalition urges the CFTC to cut red tape on prediction markets and embrace permissionless innovation.
Categories
California Courts Culture Domestic Policy Energy & Environment Energy Economics Government Regulation Government Transparency and Accountability Infrastructure & Technology Legal Legal and Judicial Life New Mexico Political Thought Public Opinion Renewable Energy SPPI v New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Top Issues Transparency Transportation Updates
Albuquerque Journal Covers SPPI’s Legal Victory in Public Records Lawsuit
The victory guarantees access to public vehicle data to investigate the impact of EV mandates on vulnerable communities.
How comparison shopping tools and lead generators revolutionize consumer access to products and services.
Categories
Budget and Spending Courts Culture Domestic Policy Economy Energy & Environment Energy Economics Government Regulation Government Spending Government Transparency and Accountability Infrastructure & Technology Legal Legal and Judicial Markets and Finance New Mexico Renewable Energy SPPI v New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Taxes Technology Top Issues Transparency Transportation Updates
New Mexico Agency Ordered to Pay $30K After Losing Transparency Lawsuit
SPPI won against New Mexico’s Taxation and Revenue Department for violating public records law.