Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions

We are an independent research and educational institution offering free-market solutions to Kentucky's most pressing problems.

Our Founding Challenge

To enhance the way Kentuckians think about government. It is not an engine that propels, but a rudder that should guide.

Our Mission

Best practices for a better Kentucky

Our Vision

By securing property rights, making government smaller and systematically reducing its tax and regulatory burden, Kentucky becomes the destination of choice for entrepreneurs.

Our Core Beliefs

We commit ourselves to:

Policy analysis... without politics

An adherence to data-driven, empirical research and its advocacy without regard to politics. We cooperate with elected officials without consideration to political party.

Long-term change... without opportunism, platitudes or expediency

The establishment of long-term changes in the intellectual climate. We will not trade off principles for short-term political gain.

Individual incentives... without coercion or mandates

Voluntary cooperation as the essence of civil society. Effective public policy should stimulate ethical individual actions that lead to voluntary solutions to social problems, and not require government mandates or plans.

Entrepreneurship ...without bureaucracy or corporatism

An entrepreneurial economy open to all individuals from all classes. Special favors to special classes leads to dependency, corruption and envy.

Limited government ...not anti-government

Government restrained by the limits of constitutional constraint and a judicial system that holds society accountable to its rule of law. Within these authorized bounds, we will challenge the encroachments of government that seek to limit the natural right of Kentuckians to their Liberty.

Freedom... with responsibility

The right of individuals to choose for themselves how to live and work in Kentucky. Liberty makes all the difference in the world.

The Bluegrass Institute is supported through the generous contributions of our members.

No government funds are accepted and no contract research is performed.