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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.

Tags Andrés Cano, Families, Goldwater Institute, Public Schools, School Choice, Students

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Pagosa Daily Post: Your Taxes, Funding Lobbyists in Denver

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date June 1, 2023
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Intergovernmental advocacy is compelled speech, and as such, a violation of the First Amendment.

Tags Aaron Brockett, Accountability, Colorado Education Association, Colorado Municipal League, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, First Amendment, Free Speech, Lobbying, Sierra Club, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Taxpayers

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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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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
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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
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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.