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Update on SPPI’s Public Records Case Against Arizona’s Mesa Public Schools

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date October 28, 2024
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SPPI’s hearing against Mesa Public Schools will address the district’s minimal response to our public records request, which yielded less than 50 email addresses despite serving over 60,000 students.

Tags Arizona Public Records Law, Mesa Public Schools, School Choice, Transparency

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SPPI Expresses Disappointment in Supreme Court Ruling Upholding CFPB Funding Structure

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date May 16, 2024
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The Southwest Public Policy Institute warns that this decision will embolden regulatory overreach and drive consumer prices up.

Tags Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Credit, Elizabeth Warren, No Loan For You!, Personal Finance, Price Controls, Rate Caps, Rohit Chopra, Testimony

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SPPI Welcomes Shawn Peterson to the Board and Elects Becky Ingoglia as New Chairwoman

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date February 5, 2024
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Phoenix, AZ—The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), a leading think tank dedicated to shaping policy and advancing public debate on key issues in the American Southwest, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn M. Peterson as a new member of its board of directors. In addition, at the first board meeting of 2024, the […]

Tags Becky Ingoglia, Board of Directors, Catholic Education Partners, Megan DeLaRosa, Shawn M. Peterson, Southwest Public Policy Institute

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Becky Ingoglia Joins SPPI’s Board of Directors

Post author By Liam Gray
Post date October 1, 2023
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Phoenix, AZ – The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) is thrilled to announce the recent addition of Becky Ingoglia, a distinguished Certified Public Accountant, to its Board of Directors. Becky brings over two decades of in-depth financial experience, having showcased her exceptional skills in cash management, financial forecasting, and precision accounting through her own firm, […]

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The Center Square: Utah Creates an Ideal Homeschool Environment with Universal ESAs

Post author By Brooke Hajny
Post date August 25, 2023
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If you’re a homeschooling parent, an exciting development in Utah offers your family an impressive benefit. Earlier this year, lawmakers in Salt Lake City created the Utah Fits All Scholarship, putting the Beehive State in the forefront of the Education Saving Account movement. What does that mean? Starting in the 2024-25 school year, all K-12 […]

Tags Education Savings Accounts, Home School, School Choice, Universal School Choice, Utah Fits All Scholarship

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‘Wonderment and Bemusement’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date August 23, 2023
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SPPI’s vice president of research talks about the policy and culture of the Silver State.

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No Fertilizer, No Farms

Eco-alarmists stage another assault on the American Southwest’s mineral bonanza.

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

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 3, 2023
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Originally published at dailycaller.com on July 25, 2023. 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 energy, but the reality is far from achieving those goals. The intermittent nature of […]