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- ANALYSIS: Is Managed Competition Dead in San Diego?
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Adam Summers
May 6, 2013 - ANALYSIS: San Diego, San Jose Lead the Way in Local Pension Reform
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Adam Summers
May 6, 2013 - The GAO Didn't Endorse the California High-Speed Rail Project
GAO says "there is increased risk of such things as cost overruns, missed deadlines, and unmet performance targets"
Wendell Cox and Joseph Vranich
April 11, 2013 - California High-Speed Rail: An Updated Due Diligence Report
The California high-speed rail project cannot be delivered at the cost promised to taxpayers, is based upon a business plan incapable of delivering on its legal requirements and is justified by proponents based upon unachievable benefits
Joseph Vranich, Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
April 11, 2013 - Leave It to California
Furloughs Lead to Higher Leave Payouts to State Workers
Adam Summers
April 9, 2013 - Reform California’s Tax System to Boost Economy
Adam Summers
February 13, 2013, 6:26pm - California Must Reform Tax Code to Spur Economic Growth
State Should Eliminate Special-Interest Tax Breaks, Lower Business Taxes for All
Adam Summers and Jon Coupal
February 11, 2013 - Gov. Jerry Brown's Budget Breaches Prop. 30 Promise
California uses budgetary gimmicks and trickery to move money around
Adrian Moore
February 4, 2013 - California Budget Is Rife With Giveaways
State's overall tax rates could be cut if it ended all the corporate welfare
Adrian Moore
February 4, 2013 - Minimum Wage Hike Would Hurt California Economy
Long Beach is now suffering the unintended consequences of minimum wage laws
Adam Summers
February 1, 2013 - Tax Credits in California: Economic Growth Engine or Wasteful Corporate Welfare?
Shining a light on California's most egregious tax credits and exemptions
Adam Summers and Ankur Chawla
January 30, 2013 - New Reason Study Calls for California Tax Reform
Adam Summers
January 30, 2013, 2:04pm - Base California's Budget on Performance, Not Politics
To Gov. Brown, it's more responsible for the state government to just keep spending money on autopilot without wasting time measuring effectiveness or reviewing results
Leonard Gilroy
January 29, 2013 - California Shouldn't Raise Minimum Wage
Adam Summers
January 28, 2013, 2:31pm - Gov. Brown Uses Tricks to 'Balance' CA Budget
Budget 'balanced' with tax hikes, smoke & mirrors
Leonard Gilroy
January 18, 2013 - Reason Foundation's California Reform Agenda
What do we want California to look like in 10 years—and how do we get there?
Carl DeMaio
January 10, 2013 - California, Los Angeles Drowning in a Sea of Taxes, Regulation, and Debt
Public Knows Burdensome Regulations Are Sending Jobs to Other Cities and States
Adam Summers
December 3, 2012 - How the War Between Proposition 30 and Proposition 38 Makes the Case for Proposition 32
Lisa Snell
November 1, 2012, 2:54pm - Reason-Rupe Poll: California's Voters Appear Ready to Cut Spending and Reform Public Pensions
Propositions 30 and 32 are very close, Proposition 38 trails
October 19, 2012 - California Voters' Guide: November 2012 Ballot Propositions
Californians face a daunting package of ballot questions. Here, in brief, is the free minds and free markets perspective on each proposition.
Adrian Moore
October 17, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 30
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on this proposition.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide: 2012: Proposition 31
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on this proposition.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 32
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 32.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 33
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 33.
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 34
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 34.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 35
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 35.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 36
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 30.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 37
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 37.
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 38
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 38.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 39
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 39.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - California Voters' Guide 2012: Proposition 40
Among a daunting package of ballot questions, here is the free minds and free markets perspective on proposition 30.
Adrian Moore
October 16, 2012 - The XpressWest Train to Las Vegas: Most Traffic Congestion Won't Be Avoided
Virtually all of the traffic delays from Los Angeles to Las Vegas occur in areas the high-speed train won't serve
Wendell Cox
October 9, 2012 - UC Salaries and Administrators Grow Rapidly Despite Huge Budget Shortfalls
Lisa Snell
September 11, 2012, 10:58am - California Legislature Mandates that "Public Service" Be Required for University Tenure
Lisa Snell
September 6, 2012, 2:53pm - Gov. Brown's Pension Reform "Outline" Underwhelms
Adrian Moore
August 28, 2012, 6:11pm - The XpressWest High-Speed Rail Line from Victorville to Las Vegas: A Taxpayer Risk Analysis
Examining the ridership, revenue, ticket price and travel time forecasts of the XpressWest train seeking a taxpayer-funded loan worth up to $6.5 billion
Wendell Cox and Adrian Moore
August 16, 2012 - California Parks’ “Special Fund” and the Health of Golden State Recreation
David Aloyts
August 2, 2012, 9:00am - California Is Ground Zero for Muni Bankruptcies
When will lawmakers start rethinking how municipalities should operate?
Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
July 26, 2012 - Is California Still Going to the Dogs on Pet Groomer Licensing?
Adam Summers
July 10, 2012, 2:41pm - Stockton Begins Legal Battle in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Today
Harris Kenny
July 6, 2012, 12:53pm - California Democrats, Deep Pockets, and Ideological Irrelevance
Ankur Chawla
July 5, 2012, 6:54pm - Mammoth Lakes, California Files for Bankruptcy
Harris Kenny
July 5, 2012, 2:56pm - Why California can Only Cut Education and Public Safety
Adrian Moore
June 29, 2012, 11:07am - What Happened in Stockton?
Harris Kenny
June 27, 2012, 3:41pm - "There's Always Next Year" for a Sound California Budget
Adam Summers
June 26, 2012, 1:58pm - California State Legislature to Vote on Budget
Will lawmakers implement real austerity measures?
Adam Summers
June 25, 2012 - Milpitas Public Works Partnership Belies California Dysfunction
Harris Kenny
June 19, 2012, 6:21pm - California Library Privatization Success in Jeopardy
Meanwhile, successful partnerships thrive in Florida, Oregon and elsewhere
Harris Kenny
May 15, 2012 - Villaraigosa Administration Advocating Reform in Los Angeles
Debate over city-owned parking garages and zoo continues, progress made elsewhere
Harris Kenny
May 15, 2012 - Being Taken for a Ride on High-Speed Rail in California
Adam Summers
April 27, 2012, 4:21pm
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How the state's public pension system broke and how to fix it
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