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Newsmax: SCOTUS Decision Offers Americans Unrealized Gains

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date November 8, 2024
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Originally published at newmax.com on November 4, 2024. The U.S. Senate investigation into Boeing’s safety practices and the FAA’s ineffective oversight revealed that Boeing, under pressure to prioritize production speed over safety, suffered quality control issues that endangered consumers. Despite these risks, the FAA’s overreliance on industry insiders failed to address Boeing’s deficiencies. The problem is not regulation; the […]

Tags Boeing Company, Chevron doctrine, Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Mike Lee, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Newsmax, Non-compete, Overreach, Rand Paul, REINS Act, Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Tim Walz, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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What’s Up in Colorado?

Employment growth slows to nearly nothing in the Centennial State.

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‘Wonderment and Bemusement’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date August 23, 2023
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SPPI’s vice president of research talks about the policy and culture of the Silver State.

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Yeah, Um, About Those ‘Green’ Jobs…

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date August 16, 2023
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A gusher of opportunity in the Permian Basin, as Kern County faces a frightening future.

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Daily Caller: Gavin Newsome Should Rebuild His State’s Power Grid Instead of Destroying Everyone Else’s

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date August 3, 2023
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Originally published at dailycaller.com on July 25, 2023. California’s power grid has been experiencing instability due to its outrageous energy goals, lack of nuclear power in its target portfolio mix, and recent heat waves. Governor Gavin Newsom has touted the state’s efforts to bolster renewable energy, but the reality is far from achieving those goals. The intermittent nature of […]

Tags Electricity, Gavin Newsome, Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), New Mexico Energy Transition Act (ETA), Nuclear, Nuclear Energy, Solar, Solar Energy, Utility-Scale Solar

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More Nukes, Please

A new reactor serves ratepayers — but not here.

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Let’s Cancel the ‘Holidays’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 27, 2023
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This is a display of back to school pens and backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.

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Eight for Eight — Again

There’s just no stopping the American Southwest’s jobs machine.

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Does the Mother Road Need Big Government?

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 20, 2023
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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 […]