Southwestern United States
geographical region of the USA
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Policy Brief
Diversity, Economics, and Income
What states are best-positioned to face the challenges to come?
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Policy Brief
Food, Folks, and Fiscal Policy
Is taxing groceries ‘regressive’?
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Policy Brief
The Efficiency Dilemma: Examining Energy Sector Jobs and Electricity Generation in the US
Solar energy is the least efficient utility-scale electric generation source in terms of electricity produced per employee.
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Policy Brief
Austin, We Have a Problem
Space is booming in Texas — it doesn’t ‘need’ corporate welfare
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Policy Brief
Hail to the American Southwest
The presidency and our region
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Press Release
Southwest Public Policy Institute Joins Atlas Network
“We’re looking forward to working closely with the Atlas Network team as we expand the scope of our work.”
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Policy Brief
The American Southwest’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Opportunity
Our region has what it takes to address a national challenge – guess who’s standing in the way?
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Policy Brief
Draining the Swamp, from a Distance
What states are doing to combat D.C.’s dysfunction
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Policy Brief
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…
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Policy Brief
A Tale of Two Policy Models
Job-creation in the region is surging again — excluding California and New Mexico, of course.