The recent shooting on the University of New Mexico campus should encourage crackdowns on criminals.

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The recent shooting on the University of New Mexico campus should encourage crackdowns on criminals.
Today, a complaint was filed against Deb Haaland, United States Secretary of the Interior, for alleged violations of the Hatch Act.
Early childhood education, exploiting the Land Grant Permanent Fund, and judicial reform are topics found on New Mexico’s ballots.
State officials and New Mexico’s congressional delegation can do more to prevent future wildfires.
The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Dowd Muska has joined as a senior fellow.
The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Joshua Young has joined the organization’s board of directors.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rio Rancho, NM – Patrick Brenner, founder and president of the Southwest Public Policy Institute, called out the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) misleading attack on small-dollar lending in a new report. “While the report includes dozens of false assertions about the industry – from using the meaningless metric of APR, to making […]
A parental bill of rights is necessary to preserve the relationship between parents and their children.
Anti-transparency measures have a proven and lasting impact of obstructing the ability of government to maintain its own accountability. On Wednesday morning, Tristan Justice, the western correspondent for The Federalist, published an article with updates on how Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s anti-transparent administration is directly responsible for obstructing an investigation into the death of a […]
Using the Corruption Tip Line, now anyone can fight government corruption while maintaining anonymity. The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce a new initiative to fight corruption: the Corruption Tip Line. As of today, whistleblowers in the American Southwest can speak out by submitting evidence anonymously to the Southwest Public Policy Institute. This […]