Topic: United States

country located primarily in North America

SPPI Continues Global Engagement Through Partnership with Global Ties

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date June 23, 2025
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A visiting European delegation through Global Ties discussed how regional think tanks like SPPI influence U.S. foreign policy.

Tags Albuquerque Think Tank, Economic Development Policy, Education Reform, Global Engagement, Global Ties, International Delegation, International Visitor Leadership Program, NATO Challenges, Overton Window, Policy Dialogue, Policy Innovation, Political Discourse, Public Policy Institute, Regional Think Tanks, SPPI Events, Think Tank Exchange, Transatlantic Cooperation, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. State Department

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Report: Access Granted

Nationwide, chambers of commerce have mislabeled legitimate data aggregation as phishing to cover for their own digital security failures.

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SPPI Joins Coalition Urging the CFTC to Remove Red Tape on Prediction Markets

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date June 5, 2025
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The coalition urges the CFTC to cut red tape on prediction markets and embrace permissionless innovation.

Tags Business Planning, CEI, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Conservative Policy Groups, Economic Policy, Election Markets, Event Contracts, Financial Markets, Financial Services Regulation, Financial Transparency, Forecasting Tools, Free-Market Advocacy, Permissionless Innovation, Policy Advocacy, Prediction Markets, regulatory reform, Risk Management, Southwest Public Policy Institute

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Report: Swipe Right

Post author By Southwest Public Policy Institute
Post date May 10, 2025
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How comparison shopping tools and lead generators revolutionize consumer access to products and services.

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Santa Fe New Mexican: Don’t waste the windfall; Use opioid settlement funds where they count

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 28, 2025
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Originally published at santafenewmexican.com on April 26, 2025. America may finally be turning a corner in the opioid crisis. For the first time in years, overdose deaths are declining. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a 17% decrease in opioid-related fatalities between July 2023 and July 2024: a promising sign that prevention and […]

Tags Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drugs, Fentanyl, Nitazenes, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Overdose

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Ensuring Accountability and Impact in Opioid Settlement Spending

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 15, 2025
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The $26 billion opioid settlement offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat America’s deadliest drug crisis, if states and localities spend the funds transparently, strategically, and solely on opioid abatement.

Tags Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drugs, Fentanyl, Nitazenes, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Overdose

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Fox Business: Credit card rewards are about to vanish, and guess who’s to blame?

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date April 5, 2025
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This isn’t just about miles and points; it’s about economic freedom and financial choice.

Tags Banking, Consumerism, Credit, Credit Card Rewards, Credit Card Rewards Programs, Credit Cards, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Durbin Amendment, Finance, Interchange Fees, Summer Vacation, Swipe Fees, Travel

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American Banker: Death by a thousand caps—State laws could kill credit card rewards

Post author By Patrick M. Brenner
Post date March 29, 2025
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A group of states are pursuing similar efforts to cap credit card interchange fees, endangering rewards programs that customers value, and raising concerns about an illegal interstate compact.