WHO WE ARE

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CPI is startup think-tank that aims to build practical & innovative policy solutions, leveraging insight of Kentucky-proud research knowledge across the state university system. We are a nonprofit using engaged policy development, connecting policy development to legislators to introduce  innovative & practical solutions that solve challenges or capture new opportunities in their districts.

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 From this work, we are building an impact pathway for partnered faculty and research groups through partnered Centers where we also engage stakeholders across the state in each issue work to address. We are also working to establish issue intake with legislators we can partner with to build new solutions.

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Within our work, similar to a legal clinic though in a policy context, our members principal also advise chapters at partnered universities. Chapters are served by officers and recruit students and citizens in the community as CPI Associates to become certified as policy Fellows as they building new solutions with CPI as a public service.

 

CPI is governed by an advisory board of members principal who serve as practitioners, and university chapter directors.

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WHY WE'RE HERE

Dynamic problems affect quality of life, business, environment, and the balance in between. State & local decisionmakers are faced with a challenge to develop innovative policy solutions that solve these problems or seize opportunity at hand. We use research insights & process as a think tank to form those new ideas - crafting tailored, mutual-gain solutions to solve challenges in districts across the state.

 

Our focus is centered around state and local policy. States are intended as the incubators of new solutions in our system of Federalism, but often times innovation & new policy comes as an imported product, and partisanship takes center stage.  The Commonwealth Policy Institute was formed to place Kentucky's unbridled spirit and ingenuity behind new nonpartisan solutions, integrate Kentucky-centric policy development from local to Congressional level, and partner with legislators to introduce solutions to our local & state challenges.  It is our mission to grow and support legislators to enact the Future of the Commonwealth, For the Commonwealth.

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Note About Our Work: CPI and it's members work to support the introduction of proposals as bills, conduct external networking for their support and advocacy to lobbyists, interest groups, and associations. We do not at this time conduct our own lobbying activity of public officials or those internal to public service offices at this time. Therefore, CPI and its members do not hold or present any position on our behalf, for or against legislation.