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SPPI Files Lawsuit to Compel Mesa Public Schools to Provide Public Records

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 16, 2023
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute has filed a lawsuit against Mesa Public Schools in Arizona to compel the release of public records in compliance with Arizona Public Records Law.

Tags Accountability, Legal, Litigation, Mesa Public Schools, Open Government, Public Records, Transparency

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The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 8, 2023
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The proposal to extend the IP waiver under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics would worsen the burden on innovators and have disastrous consequences for the American Southwest and the nation.

Tags COVID-19, Drugs, Intellectual Property, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), United States International Trade Commission (USITC), World Trade Organization (WTO)

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SPPI Takes Vegas: A High-Stakes Discussion on Emergency Lending

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 1, 2023
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Patrick Brenner and Brett Kokinadis attend the American Financial Services Association 2023 Independents Conference and Expo

SPPI shares insights on the impact of the war on specialized emergency lending at AFSA’s conference in Las Vegas.

Tags American Financial Services Association (AFSA), Credit, Lending, No Loan For You, Specialized Emergency Loans

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National Review: The Biden White House Gives Copper the Shaft

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 25, 2023
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Mine workers do maintenance work 6,780 feet underground in the Resolution Copper exploratory mine shaft 10 in Superior, Ariz., March 30, 2021. (Caitlin O'Hara/Reuters)

One of the country’s largest mineral reserves remains unmined amid environmental and legal challenges.

Tags Copper, Cu, Electric Vehicles, Extractive Industry, International Energy Agency, Mining, United States Forest Service (USFS)

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SPPI Employment Index: October-March

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 24, 2023
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The American Southwest’s jobs boom continues.

Tags Employment, Jobs, Unemployment

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SPPI-TV: Breaking Barriers with Occupational Licensing Reform

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 21, 2023
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Tags Economic Opportunity, Occupational Licensing

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We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date April 17, 2023
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The latest research from the American Legislative Exchange Council offers more cause for optimism.

Tags Economic Development

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Dr. Vicki Alger Joins SPPI Board of Directors in Arizona

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date April 14, 2023
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Vicki E. Alger, Ph.D., a distinguished education policy expert with over 20 years of experience, has been appointed to the Institute’s Board of Directors.