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The Southwest’s Spaceport Scorecard

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 17, 2023
6 Comments on The Southwest’s Spaceport Scorecard

After more than two decades, there’s precious little ‘return’ from all the ‘public investment.’

Tags Axiom Space, Collins Aerospace, Colorado Air and Space Port, Corporate Welfare, Ellington Field, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Houston Spaceport, Intuitive Machines, Midland International Air & Space Port, Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field, Oklahoma Air and Spaceport, Rocket Crafters Inc., Rocketplane Limited, Sir Richard "Six Gun" Branson, Spaceport America, Spaceports, Virgin Galactic, XCOR Aerospace

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Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 17, 2023
7 Comments on Report: They Lobby — You Pay

Why and How to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Advocacy

Tags Accountability, Democrat, Education Savings Accounts, Ethics, Grass Roots, Influence, Legislation, Lobbying, Nonpartisan, Open Government, Republican, School Choice, Taxpayers, Transparency

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Austin, We Have a Problem

Space is booming in Texas — it doesn’t ‘need’ corporate welfare

Tags Corporate Wellfare

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Hope Is Not an Economic-Development Strategy

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date February 6, 2023
6 Comments on Hope Is Not an Economic-Development Strategy

Why is it so difficult to admit that Spaceport America is a complete bust?

Tags Corporate Welfare, Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic

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What About the ‘Megadrought’?

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date January 30, 2023
4 Comments on What About the ‘Megadrought’?

On the Arizona-California border, the Colorado River below the Palo Verde Dam is running at 110 percent of its median flow. Utah is “having an astounding winter,” and “in certain watersheds, it’s breaking records.” In New Mexico, the Pecos River near Lake Arthur is flowing at 108 percent of its median. Flagstaff’s “received 84.5 inches […]

Tags Climate, Drought, Energy, Media Bias, Water