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Ready for Action: SPPI Kicks Off the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session

Senator Craig Brandt and SPPI President Patrick M. Brenner
Senator Craig Brandt and SPPI President Patrick M. Brenner on the Senate floor for opening day—working together to champion freedom and opportunity for New Mexico.

SPPI kicks off the 2025 New Mexico legislative session, partnering with key lawmakers to advance a bold agenda for freedom, opportunity, and prosperity.

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Albuquerque Journal: It’s Time to Disrupt the System and Introduce Real School Reform in New Mexico

New Mexico School Choice Education Reform Senator Craig Brandt Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico must embrace comprehensive school choice reform, exemplified in Senator Craig Brandt’s Education Freedom Bill, to empower parents, improve educational outcomes, and make our state competitive.

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An Oil and Gas Permanent Fund Dividend for New Mexico: Returning Prosperity to the People

New Mexico Permanent Fund Oil and Gas Dividend

How can we ensure these revenues benefit all New Mexicans while fostering economic sustainability?

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House Bill 11: New Mexico’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Spells Disaster for Small Businesses

House Bill 11: New Mexico's Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Spells Disaster for Small Businesses

The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act threatens to impose crushing financial burdens on small businesses and restaurants, risking closures, job losses, and economic instability across New Mexico.

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Banking on Failure: House Bill 130’s Public Bank Will Deepen New Mexico’s Credit Crisis

A public bank is a forced gamble with taxpayer dollars that ignores market realities, mandates risky lending, and risks compounding the damage caused by the artificial credit crisis created by New Mexico’s interest rate cap.

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SPPI Prepares for the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session

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SPPI is poised to actively engage at the state capitol, advocating for pro-freedom policies and opposing detrimental initiatives.

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Odessan American: Legal innovations strengthen the Southwest’s appeal

Elon Musk Calls to Delete the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB

Originally published at oaoa.com on December 21, 2024. The American Southwest is cementing its position as the nation’s most business-friendly region, and a groundbreaking legal development in Texas may soon add another compelling reason for companies to relocate here. As corporate entities and individuals continue their mass migration to states like Texas, Arizona, and Nevada – […]

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Albuquerque Public Schools: Spending More, Achieving Less

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Adolphe Pierre-Louis, Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque Public Schools exemplifies how soaring budgets and per-student spending fail to address declining enrollment, dismal academic performance, and systemic inefficiencies.

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Assessing the Economic Impact of Undocumented Immigrants on New Mexico Taxpayers

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Undocumented immigrants in New Mexico contribute significantly to the economy through taxes and labor, but their net fiscal impact remains a burden due to the substantial costs of public services like education, healthcare, and law enforcement.

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American Banker: President-elect Trump should declare a ceasefire in the war on credit

Under the Biden administration, a trio of regulatory agencies have teamed up to limit consumers' access to credit, says Southwest Public Policy Institute's Patrick M. Brenner. Ting Shen/Bloomberg
Under the Biden administration, a trio of regulatory agencies have teamed up to limit consumers' access to credit, says Southwest Public Policy Institute's Patrick M. Brenner. Ting Shen/Bloomberg

Originally published at americanbanker.com on December 5, 2024. Thought exercise: What would your life look like without access to credit? No credit cards, no buying a house or vehicle without cash on hand and no access to something as simple as overdraft protection tied to a debit card. For most people, that would be somewhere between […]