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    The Carbon Standardization Project

    International bureaucracies are undermining America’s energy policies.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 19, 2026

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    SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling on Missouri to Modernize Its Tax System

    Coalition backs Governor Kehoe’s effort to modernize Missouri’s tax code.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 6, 2026

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    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.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  April 30, 2025

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    Share, Baby, Share; How a Permanent Oil and Gas Fund Dividend Could Empower New Mexicans

    And benefit the nation, too.

    Originally published inNational Review

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 5, 2025

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

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

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 21, 2025

  • Policy Brief

    ‘Wonderment and Bemusement’

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

    D. Dowd Muska  |  August 23, 2023

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    Let’s Cancel the ‘Holidays’

    Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  July 27, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    In which Southwest states do residents pay the most sales tax?

    New Mexico and Nevada lead the region, while Oklahoma and Utah report the lowest sales tax burdens.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  June 16, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

    The latest research from the American Legislative Exchange Council offers more cause for optimism.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 17, 2023

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    Boomtown U.S.A.

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

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 3, 2023

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