Updates
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Press Release
SPPI Ranked #1 in State SEO Rankings by Tallest Tree
SPPI debuts at #1 in Tallest Tree’s State SEO Rankings, delivering over 20 times the expected online reach per dollar spent.
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Testimony & Comments
SPPI Joins National Coalition Calling for Accountability in the Non-Profit Hospital Sector
“Large nonprofit hospital systems have exploited taxpayer subsidies and regulatory loopholes while failing to deliver the public benefit they promise.”
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Press Release
The Southwest Public Policy Institute Proudly Presents: The Economic Dunce Award
For exceptional achievement in ignoring market realities and promoting policies that backfire spectacularly.
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Policy Brief
Unlicensed, Unregulated, Unpunished: Still No Justice in Tara Jaramillo’s Predatory Lending Scheme
Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.
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In the News
‘Black Market Payday’ Makes Headlines: Unlicensed Lending by Tara Jaramillo
Price controls like New Mexico’s 36% APR cap have driven vulnerable workers into the hands of unlicensed lenders.
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Press Release
Victory for Alaskans: Governor Mike Dunleavy Vetoes Harmful Price Control Bill
The veto of Alaska’s SB 39 preserves critical credit access for underserved consumers and rejects the failed model of rate caps seen in New Mexico and Illinois.
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White Paper
Black Market Payday
How government price controls created an illicit supply of emergency credit.
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Press Release
SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties
A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.
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White Paper
Access Granted
Nationwide, chambers of commerce have mislabeled legitimate data aggregation as phishing to cover for their own digital security failures.