The Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity (RICFP) is a public policy

think tank A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...

located in

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

that seeks to advance

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ideas. According to the organization, it "is dedicated to providing concerned citizens, the media, and public officials with empirical research data, while also advancing free-market solutions to public policy issues in the state." RICFP is headed by former major league baseball player

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. Stenhouse formerly ran the

Ocean State Policy Research Institute Ocean State Policy Research Institute (OSPRI) was a free market-oriented, Rhode Island-based think tank that was active from July 2007 until July 2011. The group's stated mission was to "craft sound public policy based on the principles of free en ...

, a Rhode Island think tank that ceased operations in 2011. The organization is active in policy areas including tax policy, business climate, health care, pension reform and job growth. In June 2012, the organization issued a report arguing that Rhode Island should eliminate its 7-percent tax to stimulate the state’s struggling economy. RICFP later worked with Democratic state legislator Jan Malik on tax reduction proposals in the Rhode Island Legislature. The organization publishes government transparency data, including municipal and school district spending as well as public employee compensation.

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Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity website
501(c)(3) organizations Non-profit organizations based in Rhode Island Political and economic think tanks in the United States Think tanks established in 2011

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