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    New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds Due Process in PNM-Avangrid Merger

    New Mexico’s Supreme Court denies a request to remand the PNM-Avangrid merger case back to the Public Regulation Commission, prolonging the legal battle and raising concerns about the state’s energy crisis.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 16, 2023

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    Paying for Your Golden Years, and Theirs

    Local- and state-government employees need a dose of reality.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  May 11, 2023

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    The Importance of Intellectual Property Protections in Fighting Pandemics

    The proposal to extend the IP waiver under the TRIPS Agreement for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics would worsen the burden on innovators and have disastrous consequences for the American Southwest and the nation.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  May 8, 2023

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    Why Retail Bad Debt Statutes are Vital for Businesses and Consumers Alike

    HB 3389 in Texas is critical for protecting consumers and businesses.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  April 27, 2023

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    SPPI Employment Index: October-March

    The American Southwest’s jobs boom continues.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 24, 2023

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    We’re No. 17.5! We’re No. 17.5!

    The latest research from the American Legislative Exchange Council offers more cause for optimism.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 17, 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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    Hollywood Handouts! Part Deux

    Why are states ignoring New Mexico’s debacle, and reviving studio subsidies?

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 6, 2023

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    Boomtown U.S.A.

    The American Southwest’s population growth is en fuego — well, with two exceptions.

    D. Dowd Muska  |  April 3, 2023

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    April Fools Day: Latest SPPI Policy Priorities to Include Support for Universal Basic Income

    We officially support Universal Basic Income, universal healthcare, government monopolization of education, and tax increases for the rich to pay for it all.

    Patrick M. Brenner  |  April 1, 2023

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