New Mexico legislators are considering higher taxes and new restrictions on nicotine products such as nicotine pouches. These proposals are typically framed as public-health measures. In practice, they risk doing precisely the opposite—nudging smokers back toward cigarettes, expanding illicit markets, and increasing preventable disease. Cigarettes remain the most dangerous nicotine product legally sold in the […]
As the December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment deadline approaches, rural seniors face shrinking coverage options as major insurers scale back Medicare Advantage plans nationwide.
New partnership program invites leaders to advance liberty, transparency, and prosperity across the nation.
“Large nonprofit hospital systems have exploited taxpayer subsidies and regulatory loopholes while failing to deliver the public benefit they promise.”
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.
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 […]
The $26 billion opioid settlement offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat America’s deadliest drug crisis, if states and localities spend the funds transparently, strategically, and solely on opioid abatement.
SPPI kicks off the 2025 New Mexico legislative session, partnering with key lawmakers to advance a bold agenda for freedom, opportunity, and prosperity.
SPPI is poised to actively engage at the state capitol, advocating for pro-freedom policies and opposing detrimental initiatives.
The CFPB’s recent modifications to medical debt reporting may be subtly steering the U.S. toward a single-payer healthcare system by minimizing the visibility of medical debt.
