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Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

Why are states ignoring New Mexico’s debacle, and reviving studio subsidies?

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Boomtown U.S.A.

The American Southwest’s population growth is en fuego — well, with two exceptions.

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President of SPPI Invited as Speaker to 2023 Independents Conference & Expo

Patrick Brenner has been invited as a speaker and panelist to discuss SPPI’s report “No Loan for You!” and how the war on specialized emergency lending is hurting the American Southwest.

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SPPI Joins Coalition Urging CFPB to Rethink Nonbank Disclosure Rule

A coalition of organizations has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to rethink its proposed nonbank disclosure rule.

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SPPI Employment Index: September-February

Recession? Not here!

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Breaking Barriers: The State Occupational Licensing Index Reveals Opportunities for Occupational Licensing Reform in the US

A new report by the Archbridge Institute finds that occupational licensing creates unnecessary barriers that exacerbate skilled worker shortages and hinder opportunity and prosperity.

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American Banker: If I Can’t Get An ‘Emergency’ Loan From A Bank, It’s Not Clear Who Possibly Can

We tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn’t want our business.

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SPPI Employment Index: August-January

Cause for optimism — at least for now

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Diversity, Economics, and Income

What states are best-positioned to face the challenges to come?

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Newsmax: Does America’s Freight Industry Face an Impending Train Wreck?

The Department of Justice has expressed concerns to the Surface Transportation Board about the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railways.