Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.
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There’s just no stopping the American Southwest’s jobs machine.
Albuquerque, NM — It is with profound sorrow and heavy hearts that the Southwest Public Policy Institute announces the passing of our founding board member, James Hallinan. The Institute extends its deepest sympathies to his family, friends, and colleagues during this time of grief and loss. James Hallinan, a prominent New Mexico political consultant, passed away at […]
Trait Thompson, executive director of the Oklahoma Historical Society, is now a member of the Route 66 Centennial Commission. Nominated by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the bureaucrat joins representatives from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, and his home state whom The Swamp has tasked to “study and recommend in a report […]
After more than two decades, there’s precious little ‘return’ from all the ‘public investment.’
Albuquerque, NM — The Pew Charitable Trusts has “archived” their Consumer Finance project and reassigned Alex Horrowitz as Project Manager of their Housing Policy Initiative. Earlier this year, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a study that claimed that six of the eight largest banks now offer affordable small loans. In another study, Horowitz wrote: “Pew’s […]
Last week, the Southwest Public Policy Institute joined Carrie Sheffield from the Independent Women’s Forum, Tirzah Duren from the American Consumer Institute, and Ann Petros from the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions for the panel discussion “Protecting Lending Services For Unbanked, Low-Income Americans”, part of IWF’s Center for Economic Opportunity Policy Chat series. In […]
The Southwest Public Policy Institute, a nonprofit nonpartisan think tank focusing on the real issues impacting families and businesses in the American Southwest, has received a $120,000 grant award from Google to advance research and innovation.
The Southwest Public Policy Institute, a nonprofit nonpartisan think tank focusing on the real issues impacting families and businesses in the American Southwest, is pleased to announce its partnership with Amazon has been renewed for a second year.
The latest recipient of the Marianne T. Anderson Memorial Fellowship has been announced.