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Podcast: the Bonds and Amendments on New Mexico’s 2022 Ballot

Early childhood education, exploiting the Land Grant Permanent Fund, and judicial reform are topics found on New Mexico’s ballots.

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SPPI Job Index: Dark Clouds Are Gathering

Today’s fresh employment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics are concerning.

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COVID Recovery: How is the American Southwest Doing?

States throughout the region boast a wide disparity of economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic.

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Fighting Fire Without Water: Solving New Mexico’s Water Crisis

State officials and New Mexico’s congressional delegation can do more to prevent future wildfires.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Tesla Facility to Open on Santa Ana Pueblo

The largest all-electric vehicle manufacturer is prohibited from selling their vehicles in New Mexico. So Santa Ana Pueblo gets to capitalize on this.

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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham Quietly Rescinds Some Emergency Orders

While the emergency was originally instituted with much fanfare, the executive orders are being quietly rescinded.

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D. Dowd Muska Joins Southwest Public Policy Institute as Senior Fellow

The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Dowd Muska has joined as a senior fellow.

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Poll: 3 of 4 Parents Want to Enroll Their Children in a Charter School

Parents of Albuquerque Public Schools are unsatisfied with the public school system and want an exit.

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SPPI Files Lawsuit Against New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue

A failure to acknowledge a request to inspect records by a government body is equivalent to an improper denial.

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The Southwest Public Policy Institute Calls Out Better Business Bureau On Small-Dollar Lending Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rio Rancho, NM – Patrick Brenner, founder and president of the Southwest Public Policy Institute, called out the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) misleading attack on small-dollar lending in a new report. “While the report includes dozens of false assertions about the industry – from using the meaningless metric of APR, to making […]