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Why Is New Mexico Exporting One Of Its Top Investments?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 7, 2022
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Asking the question of why the brain drain exists is a critical step to plugging it.

Tags Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), Brain Drain, Corporate Welfare, Education, Free College, Higher Education, Investment, Legislative Lottery Scholarship, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Opportunity Scholarship, Public Safety

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New Mexico: Boeing Awarded Thousands In Corporate Welfare

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 17, 2022
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On June 3, 2022, Bruce Krasnow with the New Mexico Economic Development Department announced the award of over one million dollars in job training funds. New Mexico’s Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) was originally launched in 1972 as the Industrial Development Training Program and has evolved over its lifespan. JTIP claims to have supported the […]

Tags Boeing Company, Corporate Welfare, Economic Inequity, Economics, Hollywood, Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP), New Mexico Economic Development Department (NMEDD), Rural Sourcing, Sir Richard Branson, Spaceport America, Subsidy, Virgin Galactic, X-Box Launch Systems

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Tonja Brandt Joins Southwest Public Policy Institute Board Of Directors

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 5, 2022
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Albuquerque (June 5, 2022) — The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Tonja Brandt has joined the organization’s board of directors. Tonja Brandt is a 1987 graduate of Manzano High School and graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree in 2012. As a […]

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PNM Requests Proposals, Acknowledges the Energy Crisis

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 25, 2022
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The Energy Transition Act is shaping up to create the worst energy crisis the southwest has ever seen. On May 17, the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) released data on a comprehensive energy survey. With over 3,000 respondents, New Mexicans clearly prioritized affordable and reliable energy with 7 out of 10 preferring either affordability or […]

Tags Affordable Energy, Blackouts, Energy Crisis, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Poverty, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Reliable Energy, Renewable Energy, San Juan Generating Station

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Looming Energy Crisis Exacerbated By Nuclear Energy Exit And Solar Supply Crunch

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 19, 2022
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Regulators blame the utility, and the utility blames the supply chain. Is anyone blaming the legislation?

Tags Blackouts, Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Crisis, Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC), Nuclear Energy, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Renewable Energy, San Juan Generating Station

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Poll: 7 of 10 New Mexicans Prefer Affordable and Reliable Energy

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date May 17, 2022
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Only 3 in 10 consider green energy a priority.

Tags Affordable Energy, Blackouts, Energy Crisis, New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), Reliable Energy

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The Federalist: Sir Richard Branson Should Pay His Own Way Into Space

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date July 21, 2021
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Why are New Mexico’s politicians lining the pockets of these already wealthy and successful entrepreneurs through taxpayer-funded, industry-specific subsidies?

Tags Accountability, Corporate Welfare, Sir Richard Branson, Space, Space Industry, Space Race, Spaceport America, Subsidy, The Federalist, Virgin Galactic