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  • White Paper No. 12

    Oklahoma’s Parchment Guarantee

    Two Oklahoma statutes point in opposite directions for a captive risk retention group, and seven years of enforcement built on the one a court later rejected still has not answered whether the company can pay its…

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  September 27, 2026

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    The first of its kind? A tribally owned professional sports team

    Jeff Tucker is right about one thing: New Mexico needs to think big. His recent call for a billion-dollar NBA arena in Albuquerque is exactly the kind of visionary thinking our state has lacked for decades.…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  October 18, 2025

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    Ensuring Accountability and Impact in Opioid Settlement Spending

    The $26 billion opioid settlement offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat America’s deadliest drug crisis, if states and localities spend the funds transparently, strategically, and solely on opioid abatement.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  April 15, 2025

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    More Nukes, Please

    A new reactor serves ratepayers — but not here.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  August 1, 2023

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    Let’s Cancel the ‘Holidays’

    Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  July 27, 2023

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    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 Institute  |  May 19, 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 Muska  |  April 17, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

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

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 6, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    Boomtown U.S.A.

    The American Southwest’s population growth is en fuego — well, with two exceptions.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 3, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    The Lone Star State’s Very Good Year

    Texas has seen a significant increase in population and economic growth in recent years, attracting both domestic and foreign investment, largely due to the state’s favorable policies including no income tax, a reasonable regulatory burden, restrained…

    D. Dowd Muska  |  January 9, 2023

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