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    Victory: Court Deals FCC’s One to One Consent Rule a Major Blow

    Businesses, consumers, and innovators scored a major victory as the FCC’s overreaching one-to-one consent rule was struck down.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  January 24, 2025

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    Government hiding data showing EV mandates disproportionately burden lower-Income families

    New Mexico’s lack of transparency and fabricated data on electric vehicle mandates raises serious concerns about their disproportionate impact on lower-income families and the erosion of democratic accountability.

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  September 1, 2024

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    The CFPB Attacks SoLo Funds

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has attacked SoLo Funds, the nation’s largest consumer-facing Black-led and owned fintech.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 23, 2024

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    Colorado’s War on Credit

    Colorado’s HB23-1229 threatens consumer access to credit and economic growth.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 23, 2024

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    We Told You So: CFPB’s Assault on Buy Now, Pay Later Tools

    In a move that was as predictable as it is alarming, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has once again overstepped its bounds, targeting immensely popular Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) tools. As I anticipated, the…

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 22, 2024

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    Excessive regulation is fueling a health care crisis in Utah

    Recent research has shown that health care consolidations not only lower costs for health care consumers but also improve multiple indicators of quality patient care.

    Originally published inDeseret News

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  January 9, 2024

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    The high cost of prescription drug price controls

    Components of the Inflation Reduction Act have the very real potential of inflating drug prices with arbitrary price controls. Consumers will pay the price.

    Originally published inThe Washington Times

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  December 20, 2023

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    Gavin Newsome Should Rebuild His State’s Power Grid Instead of Destroying Everyone Else’s

    California’s power grid has been experiencing instability due to its outrageous energy goals, lack of nuclear power in its target portfolio mix, and recent heat waves. Governor Gavin Newsom has touted the state’s efforts to bolster renewable…

    Originally published inThe Daily Caller

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 25, 2023

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    Pew Charitable Trust Scraps “Consumer Finance” Project After SPPI Debunks Pew’s Findings

    Albuquerque, NM — The Pew Charitable Trusts has “archived” their Consumer Finance project and reassigned Alex Horrowitz as Project Manager of their Housing Policy Initiative. Earlier this year, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a study that…

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  July 12, 2023

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    Hit the brakes on Elizabeth Warren’s beleaguered bureaucracy

    If the CFPB is watching financial institutions for bad behavior, who’s watching the CFPB?

    Originally published inFox News

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 11, 2023

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