Mississippi Center for Public Policy

The Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) is a conservative think tank located in Jackson, Mississippi.[2][3] The organization's stated mission is "To advance the constitutional ideals of liberty and justice for all Mississippians by employing an evidenced-based approach to public policy whereby we advocate for and advance real conservative ideas with policy makers, members of the media, business leaders, the academic community, and private citizens."[4]

Mississippi Center for Public Policy
Established1993
President & CEOJon Pritchett
BudgetRevenue: $655,820
Expenses: $733,270
(FYE September 2017)[1]
SubsidiariesMississippi Justice Institute
Location
Jackson, Mississippi
Websitewww.mspolicy.org

MCPP opposes the Affordable Care Act and Common Core.[5][6] The organization advocates for education reform through increased school choice and charter schools.[7][8]

Mississippi Justice Institute

The institute has a legal arm called the Mississippi Justice Institute. In 2016, when the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Mississippi's public charter schools, the Mississippi Justice Institute intervened on behalf of parents whose children attend these charter schools.[9]

The Mississippi Justice Institute has also filed suit on behalf of a taxicab driver and an Uber driver in Jackson, Mississippi, arguing that the city's restrictive regulations on the taxi industry violate the civil rights of the drivers, who wish to start their own companies.[10]

In 2018, Aaron Rice became Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute.[11] Former Directors include Shad White, who went on to become State Auditor of Mississippi, and D. Michael Hurst Jr., who became United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.[12][13]

References
  1. "Mississippi Center for Public Policy" (PDF). GuideStar. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Senate Panel Blocks Bomgar from Education Board". Jackson Free Press. Associated Press. April 4, 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. Boger, Paul (March 2, 2015). "Economists Debate Pros and Cons of Proposed Tax Breaks". Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. "Our Mission". Mississippi Center for Public Policy. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. Varney, Sarah (November–December 2014). "Mississippi, Burned". Politico Magazine. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. Boger, Paul (March 12, 2015). "Mississippi Policy Experts Debate Common Core Task Force". Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. Wolfe, Anna (December 17, 2014). "Then and Now: When 'School Choice' Creates a Divide". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. McCullough, Amy (February 12, 2012). "Advocates want more flexible charter school bill". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. Dreher, Arielle (August 11, 2016). "Conservative Legal Group Enters the Charter School Lawsuit Fray". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. Wolfe, Anna (March 2, 2016). "Attorney suing Jackson compares taxi trade, Jim Crow". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. "About Us - Mississippi Justice Institute". www.msjustice.org. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  12. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. "President Trump nominates U.S. attorneys for Mississippi". WTOK. June 29, 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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