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Category: Budget and Spending

SPPI Expresses Disappointment in Supreme Court Ruling Upholding CFPB Funding Structure

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date May 16, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute warns that this decision will embolden regulatory overreach and drive consumer prices up.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Elizabeth Warren, No Loan For You!, Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Rohit Chopra, Testimony

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Las Cruces Sun News: A case for a permanent fund dividend

Post author By Megan DeLaRosa
Post date September 19, 2023
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New Mexico stands on the cusp of a golden era, with its oil and gas boom enriching the state’s coffers to unprecedented levels. Now is the time to ensure that this wealth directly benefits the very people who make New Mexico vibrant and unique: its residents. Drawing inspiration from Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), it’s […]

Tags Alaska, Economics, Oil and Gas, Permanent Fund, Permanent Fund Dividend, Tax Rebates

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Bakersfield Californian: It’s wrong to force Californians to fund government lobbying

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date June 6, 2023
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The state Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Intergovernmental advocacy in California is compelled speech, and as such, a violation of the First Amendment.

Tags Accountability, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, Free Speech, Lobbying, School Choice, Taxpayers

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Austin American-Statesman: It’s wrong to force Texans to pay for local-government lobbying

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date June 4, 2023
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Taxpayer-funded lobbying by organizations like the Texas Association of School Boards highlights the urgent need for a united effort to end all taxpayer-funded lobbying and protect free speech.

Tags Accountability, Conflict of Interest, County and District Clerks' Association of Texas, Ethics, Free Speech, Lobbying, School Choice, Taxpayers, Texas Association of County Auditors, Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas Association of School Boards (TASB), Texas Municipal League, Texas' Big City Mayors Group

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Embracing Universal School Choice: A Win-Win Solution for Arizona Education

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 1, 2023
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Jana Lynn Granillo attends a press conference protesting the lack of limits on Arizona's universal voucher program at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix on May 9, 2023. Joel Angel Juarez/The Republic

Embracing universal school choice can provide more funding for students at a lower cost to taxpayers, offering diverse educational opportunities and debunking misconceptions about its impact on public schools.