We educate and inform citizens, legislators, opinion-makers and the media about Freedom: individual Freedom, economic Freedom and journalistic Freedom. Since 1985, we’ve put ideas into action through groundbreaking legislation, coalition-building, ballot initiatives and investigative reporting. From grassroots mobilization to multi-faceted media outreach to legislative initiatives. Independence Institute is dedicated to advancing policy that protects and advances Freedom.
OUR POLICY CENTERS HAVE BEEN MAKING COLORADO FREER SINCE 1985
• Debt-free government
• Flat and transparent tax policy
• Respect for property rights
• Choice in education
• Health care freedom
• Limited Federal intrusion
• An end to corporate welfare
• Secure private property rights • Free market conservation
• Local energy development
• Least cost principal in energy policy
• ADVOCATE limited government principles over politics.
• CONNECT the Freedom Coalition, because Liberty is a team sport.
• TEACH the enduring truths of personal and economic freedom.
Because the pursuit of happiness and the enjoyment of life and liberty are matters of individual choice, the Institute addresses a broad variety of public policy issues from a free-market, pro-freedom perspective.
Through the Institute’s Policy Centers, areas of critical importance are addressed with a dedicated focus. The centers allow the public and media access to a concentrated source of expertise on education, taxes, healthcare, the Second Amendment, the U.S. Constitution, energy and the environment, government transparency, transportation, personal freedom, government reform, and local government.
Unlike other organizations which see government intervention as the only solution, the Independence Institute seeks to explore all alternatives, emphasizing private-sector and community-based solutions. The Independence Institute is recognized by friend and foe alike as one of the most effective organizations at setting a freedom agenda for Colorado and the United States.
