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SPPI Launches Champions Program

New partnership program invites leaders to advance liberty, transparency, and prosperity across the nation.

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Out of One, Many

From One, Many: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office in Washington, D.C., symbolizing the shift from a single federal regulator to dozens of state attorneys general acting as mini-CFPBs.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, D.C. — once the central regulator of financial services, now overshadowed by a growing patchwork of state attorneys general enforcement.

Why banks, payment networks, merchant servicers, and financial firms will face a harder four years, and what to do about it.

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SPPI Welcomes Zachary Fort to Board of Directors

Introducing Zachary Fort

The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is proud to announce the unanimous appointment of Zachary Fort to its Board of Directors during the Institute’s quarterly board meeting held Monday, August 11th. Fort’s appointment comes as SPPI recognizes the dedicated service of three outgoing board members—Megan DeLaRosa, Becky Ingoglia, and Patrick O’Brien—whose terms have reached their […]

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SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties

Global Ties International Delegation Think Tank Exchange

A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.

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An Overdue Course Correction at the CFPB

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Acting CFPB Director Russ Vought’s rollback of state enforcement overreach marks a critical return to legal restraint, restoring constitutional balance and regulatory clarity to America’s financial system.

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New Mexico Agency Ordered to Pay $30K After Losing Transparency Lawsuit

Electric Vehicle Mandates Hurt Poor and Minority Residents

SPPI won against New Mexico’s Taxation and Revenue Department for violating public records law.

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Don’t waste the windfall; Use opioid settlement funds where they count

Price Controls Rate Caps Cash Poor Americans

Originally published at santafenewmexican.com on April 26, 2025. America may finally be turning a corner in the opioid crisis. For the first time in years, overdose deaths are declining. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a 17% decrease in opioid-related fatalities between July 2023 and July 2024: a promising sign that prevention and […]

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

New Mexico Permanent Fund Dividend Oil and Gas

And benefit the nation, too.

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SPPI Featured in Tangle’s Coverage of CFPB Debate

Rohit Chopra Fired Terminated Donald Trump CFPB
Rohit Chopra during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2024. Al Drago, Bloomberg, Getty Images

SPPI continues to argue against the agency’s overreach and its impact on financial markets.

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Albuquerque Journal: A state-run bank would put taxpayers on the hook for risky loans

SPPI Joins Coalition Opposing the RECOUP Act

A state-run public bank is a dangerous experiment in government overreach that will burden taxpayers, distort credit markets, and fail where private financial institutions succeed.