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Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 17, 2023
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Why and How to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy

Tags Accountability, Democrat, Education Savings Accounts, Ethics, Grass Roots, Influence, Legislation, Lobbying, Nonpartisan, Open Government, Republican, School Choice, Taxpayers, Transparency

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SPPI-TV: Saving the Electoral College

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 14, 2023
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Tags Electoral College

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The Anti-College Try

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is bad for America, but deadly for the American Southwest.

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Event: Saving the Electoral College

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date April 5, 2023
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A thought-provoking discussion featuring Trent England and Sean Parnell, two distinguished experts on the Electoral College.

Tags Discussion, Electoral College, National Popular Vote, Panel, Save our States, Sean Parnell, Trent England

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Report: No Loan for You!

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date March 2, 2023
43 Comments on Report: No Loan for You!

How the war on specialized emergency loans has hurt New Mexicans.

Tags Bank of America, Credit, Lending, No Loan For You!, Specialized Emergency Loans, The Pew Charitable Trusts, U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Spent Nuclear Fuel Provides an Opportunity

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 12, 2023
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But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.

Tags Green Energy, Holtec International, Interim Storage Partners, NIMBY Opportunism, Nuclear Energy, Spent Nuclear Fuel

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School Choice and Education Freedom: A Case for Change

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 2, 2023
1 Comment on School Choice and Education Freedom: A Case for Change

Senator William Soules tables Senator Craig Brandt’s Education Freedom Act, a bill aimed at giving parents the freedom to choose the best K-12 education for their children.

Tags Craig Brandt, Education, Education Freedom, Families, School Choice, Students, William Soules

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Draining the Swamp, from a Distance

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 1, 2023
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What states are doing to combat D.C.’s dysfunction

Tags Federalism, Tenth Amendment

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Announces Official School Choice Week Declaration

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date January 16, 2023
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New Mexico’s Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham officially declared January 22-28, 2023 as School Choice Week!

Tags Corey DeAngelis, Craig Brandt, Education, Families, Michelle Lujan Grisham, National School Choice Week, School Choice, Students

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Senator Craig Brandt Introduced a Bill to Fund Students Not Systems

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date January 16, 2023
1 Comment on Senator Craig Brandt Introduced a Bill to Fund Students Not Systems

Senator Craig Brandt recently introduced a bill to fund students in New Mexico, which would create comprehensive school choice reform.

Tags Corey DeAngelis, Craig Brandt, Education, Education Freedom, Education Savings Accounts, Families, Michelle Lujan Grisham, School Choice, Students