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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

  • Policy Brief

    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

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

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

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 19, 2025

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    Power Grab: Why House Bill 45 is a Bad Deal for New Mexico Energy

    A misguided tax increase on renewable energy that contradicts conservative principles, risks distorting the energy market, and ignores the public’s clear preference for affordable, reliable energy solutions.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 15, 2025

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    SPPI Prepares for the 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session

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

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  January 15, 2025

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    Government hiding data showing EV mandates disproportionately burden lower-Income families

    New Mexico’s lack of transparency and fabricated data on electric vehicle mandates raises serious concerns about their disproportionate impact on lower-income families and the erosion of democratic accountability.

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 1, 2024

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    The Government Really Thinks We’re Stupid

    New Mexico’s lack of transparency and fabricated data are undermining public trust, stifling honest policy debate, and disproportionately burdening lower-income families with unjust mandates.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 29, 2024

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    The Hidden Costs of New Mexico’s New Building Codes: A Threat to Affordable Housing

    New Mexico’s new building codes may drive up home construction costs, potentially pricing many families out of the housing market and undermining efforts to affordability.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 13, 2024

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    Santa Fe elites forcing California clean car rules on NM

    In 1986, Ronald Reagan quipped that the “nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” Well, New Mexico’s government is “helping” again. In July, Gov. Michelle…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Brooke Hajny  |  August 27, 2023

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    Yeah, Um, About Those ‘Green’ Jobs…

    A gusher of opportunity in the Permian Basin, as Kern County faces a frightening future.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  August 16, 2023

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