Public Interest Institute

The Public Interest Institute (PII) is a "non-profit, non-partisan, public policy research organization located on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa." The PII researches issues "such as limiting government spending and privatization of government services" as well as "principles and methods to promote and encourage human rights, economic freedom, economic growth, and the creation of jobs... in Iowa." PII is a member of the State Policy Network

Global Warming
In 2009 the institute was a co-sponsor of the Heartland Institute's 2009 conference for climate change skeptics.

Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
PII has ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council(ALEC) through Richard Vedder, a member of their advisory board. Mr. Vedder is listed as a "scholar" at the American Legislative Exchange Council and is the recipient of ALEC's Adam Smith Free Enterprise Award.

Please see SPN Ties to ALEC for more.

Board of Directors

 * David M. Stanley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 * Robert H. Solt, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer
 * Dr. Donald P. Racheter, President
 * Andrea S. Failor, Secretary
 * Charles C. Espy, Jr.
 * Richard Oberman
 * Stanley M. Howe, Director Emeritus

Academic Advisory Board

 * Dr. Richard Wagner - George Mason University, chair
 * Dr. Robert Bish - University of Victoria
 * Dr. Edgar Browning - Texas A&M
 * Dr. Richard McKenzie - University of California at Irvine
 * Dr. William Peirce - Case Western Reserve University
 * Dr. Randy Simmons - Utah State University
 * Dr. Eugenia Toma - University of Kentucky
 * Dr. Gordon Tullock - George Mason University
 * Dr. Richard Vedder - Ohio University
 * Dr. Bruce Yandle - Clemson University

Core Financials
 2010  :  2009  :
 * Total Revenue: $1,119,463
 * Total Expenses: $510,401
 * Net Assets: $7,198,734
 * Total Revenue: $1,661,139
 * Total Expenses: $530,950
 * Net Assets: $6,589,672

Contact Details
600 North Jackson Street Mount Pleasant, IA 52641 319.385.3462 Public.Interest.Institute@LimitedGovernment.org www.LimitedGovernment.org

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