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The '''Pioneer Institute''' (PI) is a right-wing pressure group headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, that describes itself as a "[[think tank]]" that is "committed to individual freedom and responsibility, limited and accountable government, and the application of free market principles to state and local policy".<ref>Pioneer Institute, [http://www.pioneerinstitute.org/ Pioneer Institute], organizational website, accessed 2012</ref> Lovett Peters founded the Pioneer Institute and the [[Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation]] contributes over $100,000 a year to the Institute, according to Annual Reports available on its website.<ref name="ar">Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, [http://pioneerinstitute.org/annual-reports/ Annual Reports], ''Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research'', 2016.</ref> The Pioneer Institute houses and runs the Center for School Reform,<ref>Pioneer Institute, [http://pioneerinstitute.org/pioneers-staff/ Staff], organizational website, accessed February 2013.</ref> the Shamie Center for Better Government,<ref>Pioneer Institute, [http://pioneerinstitute.org/tag/shamie-center-for-better-government/ Shamie Center for Better Government], organizational website, accessed February 2013.</ref> and the Center for Economic Opportunity.<ref>Pioneer Institute, [http://pioneerinstitute.org/center-for-economic-opportunity/ Center for Economic Opportunity], organizational website, accessed February 2013.</ref> It is known for having a staff that has served in various positions in the recent Republican Massachusetts governors' administrations (Weld, Cellucci, Swift,<ref>Paul Dunphy and Mark Umi Perkings, Political Research Associates, ''[http://www.publiceye.org/libertarian/pioneer-institute/pi-summ.html The Pioneer Institute: Privatizing the Common Wealth]'', book published by research organization, July 2002.</ref> and Romney).<ref name="Globe2">Yvonne Abraham, [http://w3.nexis.com/new/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=4857-DSH0-00SX-Y1NT&csi=8110&oc=00240&perma=true Pioneer Group’s Voice Grows Stronger, Think Tank’s Influence Seen In Romney’s Plan] (sub. req'd.), ''Boston Globe'', March 17, 2003.</ref>

The Pioneer Institute is a member of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN).
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