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    Expanding 401(k) Access to Private Markets

    Why America’s workers deserve the same investment opportunities as public pensions.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  August 24, 2025

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

    This isn’t just about miles and points; it’s about economic freedom and financial choice.

    Originally published inFox Business

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  April 4, 2025

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

    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.

    Originally published inAmerican Banker

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  March 28, 2025

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    Santa Fe elites forcing California clean car rules on NM

    In 1986, Ronald Reagan quipped that the “nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’” Well, New Mexico’s government is “helping” again. In July, Gov. Michelle…

    Originally published inAlbuquerque Journal

    Brooke Hajny  |  August 27, 2023

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    Competitiveness Coalition Announces Southwest Public Policy Institute as Newest Member

    Washington, DC – Today the Competitiveness Coalition announced the addition of Southwest Public Policy Institute as its newest member, bringing the total of organizations and individuals to 23. The addition arrives amid the Federal Trade Commission’s…

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  August 22, 2023

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    SPPI Files Lawsuit to Compel Mesa Public Schools to Provide Public Records

    The Southwest Public Policy Institute has filed a lawsuit against Mesa Public Schools in Arizona to compel the release of public records in compliance with Arizona Public Records Law.

    Southwest Public Policy Institute  |  May 16, 2023

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    The Anti-College Try

    The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is bad for America, but deadly for the American Southwest.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 11, 2023

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    Austin and Santa Fe Can’t Nuke the Constitution

    The Supremacy Clause is the ultimate deterrent

    D. Dowd Muska  |  March 31, 2023

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    Surviving D.C.’s Debt Disaster

    Utah’s chances are good — but New Mexico…

    D. Dowd Muska  |  March 20, 2023

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    Austin, We Have a Problem

    Space is booming in Texas — it doesn’t ‘need’ corporate welfare

    D. Dowd Muska  |  February 27, 2023

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