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    SPPI in the News: September 2026

    Six September pieces on what regulators may weigh, four coalition letters, and the late-July and August pieces our last roundups missed.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  September 30, 2026

  • In the News

    SPPI in the News

    August coverage spanning insurance regulation, debit interchange, employee ownership, and how New Mexico policy affects national policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 30, 2026

  • White Paper No. 11

    Fifty-Five Percent

    Senator Elizabeth Warren’s own evidence explains the price she objects to and why blocking charters would shrink credit for the households most in need.

    Patrick M. Brenner and Gregory A. Schroeder  |  August 15, 2026

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    SPPI in the Spotlight: Exposing Opioid Settlement Secrecy, Regulatory Overreach, and Real Estate Trap Doors

    How SPPI is driving transparency, market competition, and accountability in public policy.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  July 21, 2026

  • 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.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  February 26, 2026

  • Policy Brief

    Unlicensed, Unregulated, Unpunished: Still No Justice in Tara Jaramillo’s Predatory Lending Scheme

    Tara Jaramillo’s payday lending scheme didn’t happen despite New Mexico’s interest rate cap: it happened because of it, with a little help from Fred Nathan and the price-fixing crusaders at Think New Mexico.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  July 18, 2025

  • Op-Ed

    If I Can’t Get An ‘Emergency’ Loan From A Bank, It’s Not Clear Who Possibly Can

    We tested the prediction that banks will step in when payday lenders face restrictions. They didn’t want our business.

    Originally published inAmerican Banker

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 27, 2023

  • White Paper No. 2

    No Loan for You!

    How the war on specialized emergency loans has hurt New Mexicans.

    Patrick M. Brenner and D. Dowd Muska  |  March 2, 2023

  • Policy Brief

    Lujan Grisham Allegedly Meddles in Medicaid Procurement

    Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decision to redo New Mexico’s Medicaid contracts has sparked criticism and raised concerns about potential campaign finance influences from Centene Corporation and Western Sky Community Care.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 1, 2023

  • 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…

    D. Dowd Muska  |  January 30, 2023

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