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Press Release

SPPI Partners with Holtec International to Drive Innovation in Energy and Public Policy

The two organizations forge a strategic partnership to drive innovation in energy and public policy, aiming to improve the quality of life in the American Southwest and promote sustainable solutions.

Southwest Public Policy InstituteMay 19, 2023
Policy Brief

Shaking Up Your Rattlesnakes

Fifty years ago, Washington’s plans for ‘peaceful nuclear explosions’ ended in Colorado.

D. Dowd MuskaMay 18, 2023
White Paper No. 3

They Lobby — You Pay

Why and How to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy

D. Dowd Muska and Patrick M. BrennerMay 17, 2023
Policy Brief

The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics

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.

Patrick M. BrennerMay 8, 2023
Event

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

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

Patrick M. BrennerMay 1, 2023
Policy Brief

SPPI Employment Index: October-March

The American Southwest’s jobs boom continues.

D. Dowd MuskaApril 24, 2023
SPPI-TV

Breaking Barriers with Occupational Licensing Reform

D. Dowd MuskaApril 21, 2023
Policy Brief

We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

The latest research from the American Legislative Exchange Council offers more cause for optimism.

D. Dowd MuskaApril 17, 2023
Policy Brief

The Anti-College Try

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is bad for America, but deadly for the American Southwest.

D. Dowd MuskaApril 11, 2023
Policy Brief

Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

Why are states ignoring New Mexico’s debacle, and reviving studio subsidies?

D. Dowd MuskaApril 6, 2023