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Victory: Court Deals FCC’s One to One Consent Rule a Major Blow

Federal Communications Commission One-to-One Consent Rule FCC

Businesses, consumers, and innovators scored a major victory as the FCC’s overreaching one-to-one consent rule was struck down.

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Newsmax: A Boon for Foreign Call Centers, a Blow to US Jobs

One-to-One Consent Rule FCC Federal Communications Commission Call Center Spam

Originally published at newsmax.com on January 22, 2025. With the inauguration of Donald Trump and the leadership shakeup at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the regulatory landscape is shifting. Brendan Carr has replaced Jessica Rosenworcel as FCC chair, and a new Republican majority now controls the Commission. However, one impending issue—the FCC’s one-to-one consent rule—threatens to harm everyday Americans more than […]

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Albuquerque Journal: It’s Time to Disrupt the System and Introduce Real School Reform in New Mexico

New Mexico School Choice Education Reform Senator Craig Brandt Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico must embrace comprehensive school choice reform, exemplified in Senator Craig Brandt’s Education Freedom Bill, to empower parents, improve educational outcomes, and make our state competitive.

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An Oil and Gas Permanent Fund Dividend for New Mexico: Returning Prosperity to the People

New Mexico Permanent Fund Oil and Gas Dividend

How can we ensure these revenues benefit all New Mexicans while fostering economic sustainability?

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House Bill 11: New Mexico’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Spells Disaster for Small Businesses

House Bill 11: New Mexico's Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Spells Disaster for Small Businesses

The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act threatens to impose crushing financial burdens on small businesses and restaurants, risking closures, job losses, and economic instability across New Mexico.

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Banking on Failure: House Bill 130’s Public Bank Will Deepen New Mexico’s Credit Crisis

A public bank is a forced gamble with taxpayer dollars that ignores market realities, mandates risky lending, and risks compounding the damage caused by the artificial credit crisis created by New Mexico’s interest rate cap.

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The CFPB’s Desperate Eleventh-Hour Overreach

Bureau to Protect Financial Consumers from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (BPFCCFPB)

Rohit Chopra is lashing out with desperate, partisan overreach in his final days, prioritizing political agendas over consumer protection while creating regulatory chaos and undermining the legitimacy of his tenure and that of the CFPB.

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Odessan American: Legal innovations strengthen the Southwest’s appeal

Elon Musk Calls to Delete the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB

Originally published at oaoa.com on December 21, 2024. The American Southwest is cementing its position as the nation’s most business-friendly region, and a groundbreaking legal development in Texas may soon add another compelling reason for companies to relocate here. As corporate entities and individuals continue their mass migration to states like Texas, Arizona, and Nevada – […]

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Albuquerque Public Schools: Spending More, Achieving Less

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Adolphe Pierre-Louis, Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque Public Schools exemplifies how soaring budgets and per-student spending fail to address declining enrollment, dismal academic performance, and systemic inefficiencies.

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SPPI Calls on NMFOG to Address Albuquerque’s Transparency Failures

City of Albuquerque Ethan Watson Inspection of Public Records Act IPRA Open Government

This press release is also available as a PDF. ALBUQUERQUE, NM—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has formally sent a letter to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (NMFOG), urging the organization to take action against the City of Albuquerque and City Clerk Ethan Watson for repeated violations of New Mexico’s Inspection of Public […]