New Mexico
state of the United States of America
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In the News
Zachary Fort Featured in National Public Lands Debate
Media coverage highlights SPPI Vice Chairman Zachary Fort’s leadership and policy engagement during debate over Bureau of Land Management nomination.
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Policy Brief
Government Can’t Reduce Smoking by Attacking Safer Alternatives
New Mexico legislators are considering higher taxes and new restrictions on nicotine products such as nicotine pouches. These proposals are typically framed as public-health measures. In practice, they risk doing precisely the opposite—nudging smokers back toward…
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Op-Ed
Let’s reimagine financial literacy education
We need to modernize how financial literacy is taught entirely.
Originally published inSanta Fe New Mexican
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In the News
National Media and Policy Leaders Highlight SPPI
National media, policy leaders, and regional voices alike are amplifying SPPI’s research, analysis, and solutions.
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Op-Ed
Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing How Consumers Use Credit
Tariffs and credit price controls are squeezing American families From both sides.
Originally published inDC Journal
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Op-Ed
New Mexico knows Trump’s BLM nominee. Back away.
Former New Mexico Republican chairman Steve Pearce is the opposite of what the complex agency needs.
Originally published inThe Washington Post
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Press Release
SPPI Opposes Steve Pearce’s BLM Nomination
The Institute warns that the Pearce nomination could undermine western land management
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Op-Ed
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
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Op-Ed
Sen. Richard Durbin’s Long-Term Love Affair With Price Controls
Senator Dick Durbin has spent much of his career in a love affair with price controls. He flirted with them in his infamous Durbin Amendment, the addendum to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. He renewed his vows…
Originally published inRealClearMarkets
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Litigation
SPPI Files Federal Complaint After New Mexico Attorney General Fails to Act
The Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI) has filed a formal complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the loan-sharking lending practices of former State Representative Tara Jaramillo and her company, Positive Outcomes, Inc. The…