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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 Mexico, the Pecos River near Lake Arthur is flowing at 108 percent of its median. Flagstaff’s “received 84.5 inches […]
Taxing corporate income is counterproductive — more states should learn from Texas and Nevada
Job-creation in the region is surging again — excluding California and New Mexico, of course.
All eight states of the American Southwest are, or will soon be, in session. Will legislators return budget surpluses to inflation-battered taxpayers, or launch spend-a-thons?
Solar is a bust, even in the sun-drenched Southwest. If it can’t make it here, it can’t make it anywhere.
Solar Photovoltaic’s Failure in the Southwest.
Today’s fresh employment numbers from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics are concerning.
States throughout the region boast a wide disparity of economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic.
The Southwest Public Policy Institute is pleased to announce today that Dowd Muska has joined as a senior fellow.
Erin Norman, senior messaging strategist at State Policy Network, recently published critical commentary of President Joe Biden’s inflation-fighting plan. Introduced last week, Biden highlights his plan in the Wall Street Journal. Composed of over 1,100 words, he spent one third of the article telling Americans how good things are right now. But the public begs […]