Top Issues
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Op-Ed
Spent Nuclear Fuel Provides an Opportunity
But standing in the way is the worst kind of NIMBY opportunism.
Originally published inSanta Fe New Mexican
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Press Release
Southwest Public Policy Institute Joins Atlas Network
“We’re looking forward to working closely with the Atlas Network team as we expand the scope of our work.”
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Policy Brief
The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity
Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?
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Policy Brief
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.
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Policy Brief
Draining the Swamp, from a Distance
What states are doing to combat D.C.’s dysfunction
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Policy Brief
What About the ‘Megadrought’?
On the Arizona-California border, the Colorado River below the Palo Verde Dam is running at 110 percent of its median flow. Utah is “having an astounding winter,” and “in certain watersheds, it’s breaking records.” In New…
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Litigation
New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue Fabricates Documents
“How many other fake records are they creating?”
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Policy Brief
It’s Time to Ditch the Double Tax
Taxing corporate income is counterproductive — more states should learn from Texas and Nevada
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Policy Brief
A Tale of Two Policy Models
Job-creation in the region is surging again — excluding California and New Mexico, of course.
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Policy Brief
‘Unpleasantly Surprised Almost Every Single Day’
Is promoting tourism a legitimate government function?