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The '''Pelican Institute for Public Policy''' is listed as a [[Franklin Center for Government "nonpartisan research and Public Integrity]] educational organization"Statehouse News Bureaubased in Louisiana."<refname="about">[http://www.sourcewatchpelicaninstitute.org/imagesabout-us/e/e4/Franklin_Center_Statehouse_News_Bureaus.jpg Statehouse News Bureaus"About"], [http://www.sourcewatch.org Source Watch]organizational website, accessed March 23, November 2012</ref> The Institute's mission is to advance "policies based on free enterprise, individual liberty, and constitutionally limited government."<ref name="about"/> It is also a member of the [[State Policy Network]] (SPN), a network of state think tanks.
==Ties to ALEC==
The Pelican Institute is a state think tank member of SPN, which is a private sector member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] (ALEC). The Pelican Institute also has ties to ALEC through its annual '''Policy Orientation for the Louisiana Legislature''' of which ALEC is a sponsor.<ref>[http://louisianapolicy.org/sponsors/ "Sponsors"], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref> ALEC members have also sat on policy panels at the event.<ref>Pelican Institute for Public Policy, [http://louisianapolicy.org/pelican-institute-for-public-policy-announces-inaugural-policy-orientation-for-the-louisiana-legislature/ "Pelican Institute For Public Policy Announces Inaugural Policy Orientation for the Louisiana Legislature"], organizational website, accessed November 2012</ref>
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==Ties to the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity==The Pelican Institute is listed as a state think tank member of SPN, which is a private sector member of the [[American Legislative Exchange CouncilFranklin Center for Government and Public Integrity]] "Statehouse News Bureau" through its media project [http://www.thepelicanpost.org/ '''The Pelican Post'''].<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/images/e/e4/Franklin_Center_Statehouse_News_Bureaus.jpg Statehouse News Bureaus] (ALEC), [http://www. {{about_ALEC}}==About the Franklin Center==sourcewatch.org Source Watch], accessed March 23, 2012</ref>
The Franklin Center funds reporters in over 40 states.<ref>The Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. [http://www.franklincenterhq.org/2376/think-tank-journalism-the-future-of-investigative-reporting/ Think tank Journalism: The Future of Investigative Journalism]. Organizational website. Accessed August 19, 2011.</ref> Despite their non-partisan description, many of the websites funded by the Franklin Center have received criticism for their conservative bias.<ref>The Portland Press Herald. [http://www.pressherald.com/news/watchdog-website-puts-a-new-spin-on-politics_2010-10-02.html 'Watchdog' website puts a new spin on politics']. News website. Accessed August 19, 2011. </ref><ref>Truthout. [http://www.truth-out.org/koch-spider-web/1312231636 The Koch Spider Web]. News website. Accessed August 19, 2011. </ref> On it's website, the Franklin Center claims that it "provides 10 percent of all daily reporting from state capitals nationwide." <ref>Sara Jerving, [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/10/10971/franklin-center-right-wing-funds-state-news-source Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source], ''PRWatch.org'', October 27, 2011</ref>
===Funding===
The Franklin Center was launched by the Chicago-based [[Sam Adams Alliance]] (SAM),<ref>Sam Adams Alliance. [http://www.samadamsalliance.org/media/5148/sam_adams_alliance_media_kit.pdf Sam Adams Alliance Media Kit]. Organizational PDF. Accessed August 19, 2011.</ref> a 501(c)(3) devoted to pushing free-mar
==Contact Details==
Pelican Institute for Public Policy<br>
643 Magazine Street, Suite 301<br>
New Orleans, LA 70130<br>
Phone: (504) 267-9404<br>
Email: info@pelicaninstitute.org
==Resources==
===Related SourceWatch Articles===
* [[State Policy Network]]
* [[Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity]]
===Related PRWatch Articles===
* Sara Jerving, [http://www.prwatch.org/node/10971 Franklin Center: Right-Wing Funds State News Source], ''PRWatch.org'', October 27, 2011