The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) was founded in 1993 as a public policy research organization focused primarily on state-level issues. OCPA has been part of an emerging, national trend of free-market, state-based think tanks.The founders, led by Dr. David Brown, envisioned an organization that was capable of affecting the state’s public policy similar to national level think tanks, such as the Heritage Foundation. Throughout its 18 years of existence, OCPA has conducted research and analysis of public issues in Oklahoma from a perspective of limited government, individual liberty and a free-market economy. OCPA has promoted the conclusions from its research through an array of media that have steadily increased in breadth, scope and ultimately, effectiveness.
As interns, we spend a great deal of time learning how a free-market think tank operates and exploring policy issues based around that. We created this blog to share our experiences while working at OCPA as well as our views on issues that are important to young professionals in Oklahoma. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, feel free to comment on our posts or email us at intern@ocpathink.org.
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