About the Great Plains Public Policy InstituteThe Great Plains Public Policy Institute conducts educational events, public forums and scholarly research to give citizens, the media, the business community and policy makers the specific recommendations they need to solve important problems facing our families, businesses, schools and communities.What We Focus On -- The Institute's areas of interest include:* South Dakota's economic future, particularly the vitality and diversity of its competitive free-enterprise sector.* State and local regulatory and fiscal practices, taxation and spending.* The improvement of education for all South Dakota children.* The preservation of free, accountable, democratic government where public decisions are made at the level as close as possible to the people themselves.Great Plains Public Policy InstituteGPPPI_89779d57-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735acGreat Plains Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, tax exempt, public policy and educational institution that brings free enterprise and alternative ideas to bear on the most difficult issues facing South Dakota and the nation.South DakotaSouth Dakota ChildrenGPPPI Board of DirectorsMax GonzenbachChairmanRon WilliamsonPresidentDr. Stuart DorseyCraig LawrenceRudy NefDoug LoonPat WingenCenter of Enterprise & Opportunity (CEO)To make recommendations for eliminating governmental, regulatory and political barriers to entrepreneurial initiative and free trade.Center for Environmental & Regulatory Reform (CERR)To promote the approach to environmental issues that emphasizes markets, property rights and individual incentives as a strategy for safeguarding the environment.Center for Education Reform (CEF)To explore and promote education reform strategies._89779d58-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735acTo formulate and promote free enterprise solutions to public policy problems based on the principles of individual responsibility, limited government, privatization and traditional American values._89779d59-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735acFree EnterpriseIndividual ResponsibilityLimited GovernmentPrivatizationPrinciples & DebateAdvocate for our principles and stimulate public debate_89779d5a-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735acHow We Advance Our Ideas -- The Great Plains Public Policy Institute advocates for its principles and stimulates public debate by:Web SitePublish an informative web site for members, the media and key opinion leaders._89779d5b-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735ac1CommentariesPublish commentaries on current issues for South Dakota's media._8977a2ba-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735ac2Reports & ProposalsIssue timely, useful and dependable reports on current state issues and key legislative proposals._8977a2bb-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735ac3Conferences & DebatesSponsor conferences and debates on current issues._8977a422-81e3-11e5-ac35-274f907735ac42015-11-02http://www.greatplainsppi.org/AboutUs_Index.cfmOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net