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Report: Rolling the Dice

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date March 23, 2026
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Procurement failures and vendor transition risks threaten the New Mexico Lottery.

Tags Bid Scoring Methodology, Central Gaming System, Contract Duration Limits, Contract Extension Risk, Cost Versus Technical Evaluation, Critical Infrastructure Procurement, Emergency Contract Extensions, Evaluation Committee Process, Government Accountability, Government Contracting, Government Efficiency, Government Oversight, Government Procurement, Higher Education Funding, Implementation Risk, Infrastructure Governance, Infrastructure Transition Failures, Internal Audit Review, International Game Technology (IGT), Intralot, Legislative Lottery Scholarship Program, Lottery Gaming Systems, Lottery Infrastructure, Lottery Procurement, Lottery Retailers, Lottery Revenue Risk, Lottery Technology Providers, Lottery Vendor Contracts, New Mexico Lottery Act, New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA), New Mexico Procurement Code, NMSA 1978 Section 6-24-9, Operational Continuity, Policy Analysis, Pollard Banknote, Procurement Accountability, Procurement Compliance, Procurement Governance, Procurement Transparency, Public Finance Risk, Public Policy Research, Public Procurement Failures, Public Sector Risk Management, Public-Private Partnerships, Regulatory Compliance, Retail Network Operations, Risk Of Service Disruption, Scholarship Funding Risk, Scientific Games, Sole-Source Contracts, Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), State Lottery Operations, State Revenue Systems, State Statutes Compliance, System Conversion Risk, System Deployment Delays, Technology Procurement Failures, Think Tank Research, Transition Planning, Vendor Transition Risk

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Housing Shock: The Cost of Investor Ownership Bans

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date February 24, 2026
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A prohibition on institutional investors could destabilize housing markets, but a targeted exemption can protect homeowners and renters.

Tags Affordable Housing Policy, American Housing Market, Build-To-Rent Housing, Congressional Housing Policy, Economic Policy, Federal Housing Policy, Federal Legislation, Forced Divestment, Free Market Housing Policy, Home Value Stability, Homeownership Policy, Housing Affordability, Housing Affordability Solutions, Housing Asset Prices, Housing Construction, Housing Crisis, Housing Development, Housing Economics, Housing Investment, Housing Investment Incentives, Housing Investment Policy, Housing Market Fire Sale, Housing Market Liquidity, Housing Market Policy, Housing Market Reform, Housing Market Stability, Housing Market Volatility, Housing Policy, Housing Policy Exemptions, Housing Policy Research, Housing Regulation, Housing Shortage, Housing Supply, Housing Supply Constraints, Institutional Homeownership, Institutional Investor Ban, Institutional Investors, Investor Ownership Caps, Investor-To-Investor Sales, Land Use Policy, Market Stabilization Policy, Market-Based Housing Solutions, Neighborhood Property Values, Patrick M Brenner, Permitting Reform, Private Capital In Housing, Property Rights, Public Policy Analysis, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Liquidity, Real Estate Markets, Real Estate Public Policy, Real Estate Regulation, Real Estate Valuation, Regulatory Barriers, Rental Housing Supply, Rental Market Stability, Single-Family Housing, Single-Family Rentals, Southwest Public Policy Institute, Think Tank Research, Zoning Reform