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- Implications of the Louisiana Supreme Court Voucher Ruling
A Primer on Recent Developments in State and Federal School Voucher Litigation
Alexander Volokh
June 4, 2013 - From Oakland to Chicago to Jacksonville, Mayors Are Using Privatization
Private trash collection would help Fresno's long-term financial health
Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
May 31, 2013 - New at Reason: Savings for Fresno—The Role of Privatization
Leonard Gilroy
May 30, 2013, 7:00am - Savings for Fresno: The Role of Privatization
As Fresno navigates budget challenges, privatization can lower costs and put performance, results first
Leonard Gilroy and Adrian Moore
May 29, 2013 - Are Federal Contractors Immune from Tort Suits Just Because the Government Is?
Reviewing recent developments in government contractor immunity
Alexander Volokh
May 9, 2013 - Innovators in Action: Jacksonville, FL Commissioner of Public-Private Partnerships Renée Finley on Building the City's PPP Program to Drive Efficiency, Quality of Life
Leonard Gilroy
May 7, 2013, 3:36pm - Building Jacksonville’s Public-Private Partnership Program to Drive Efficiency, Quality of Life
Interview with Renée Finley, Commissioner of Public-Private Partnerships, City of Jacksonville, Florida
Leonard Gilroy
May 7, 2013 - Innovators in Action 2013
How governments and agencies are using market-based policies to improve services, become more efficient and reduce costs
Leonard Gilroy
May 7, 2013 - New at Reason: Looking Back at the Last Year in Local Government Privatization
Leonard Gilroy
May 6, 2013, 4:25pm - Yonkers, New York Pursuing Innovative School Partnership Approach
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - City of Austin Releases Surprising Outsourcing Study
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Georgia Contract Cities Continue to Evolve
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Finding New Ways to Provide Parks and Recreation Amenities
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Water and Wastewater Privatization Update
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Solid Waste Collection Update
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Non-Profit Partnerships for Animal Shelters Grow
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - 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 - ANALYSIS: Despite Glossy Reports, Muni Broadband is Still a Net Money Loser
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Steven Titch
May 6, 2013 - Local Government Privatization News and Notes
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Developments in Local Government Privatization
Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends
Harris Kenny, Adam Summers and Steven Titch
May 6, 2013 - Public-Private Partnerships for Parking Assets
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - State and Local Correctional Healthcare Privatization Update
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Criminal Justice and Corrections
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - Mayor Rahm Emanuel Establishes Chicago Infrastructure Trust
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
Harris Kenny
May 6, 2013 - The Emergence of Social Impact Bonds: Paying for Success in Social Service Innovation
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: State Government Privatization
Leonard Gilroy
April 22, 2013 - Social Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships Update
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: State Government Privatization
Leonard Gilroy
April 22, 2013 - Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Qualified Immunity in Civil Rights Cases -- Or Does It?
Despite Filarsky ruling, qualified immunity in the privatization context will likely remain confusing
Alexander Volokh
April 5, 2013 - Annual Privatization Report 2013
Privatization trends in local, state and federal government, plus roads, highways, aviation, education, telecom and more
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
April 1, 2013 - What a Recent Labor-Relations Decision Teaches Us About the Meaning of “Public” and “Private”
Alexander Volokh
March 21, 2013 - Supreme Court Antitrust Ruling Supports Public-Private Neutrality, Reduces Barriers to Privatization
Alexander Volokh
February 21, 2013 - Innovators in Action 2012, Year in Review
Harris Kenny
December 31, 2012, 12:00pm - ‘Yellow Pages Test’ Would Ease State, Local Budget Pains
Innovative governments applying competition to service delivery, public assets
John Palatiello and Leonard Gilroy
December 31, 2012 - 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 - A Public-Private Partnership Could Help the ABQ BioPark Zoo
Finding Ways to Address Budget Deficits and Deferred Maintenance
Katie Furtick and Harris Kenny
November 19, 2012 - Learning to Trust the Private Sector
Contracting out helps to build the case for a larger private sector role in public service delivery
Leonard Gilroy
October 26, 2012 - The Value of the Contract Model
Incremental privatization can offer a proof of concept that works to break down societal conceptions of “traditional” government
Leonard Gilroy
October 18, 2012 - The Incremental Approach to Privatization
Incremental advances help build the case for longer-term privatization
Leonard Gilroy
October 3, 2012 - 21st Century Schools Require 21st Century Finance
Policymakers can improve - if not reinvent - the American education system.
Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
September 28, 2012 - 21st Century Schools Require 21st Century Finance
Harris Kenny
September 20, 2012, 2:04pm - Implementing Managed Lanes in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Brad Larsen, MnPASS Policy Manager at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Discusses Successfully Adopting Managed Lanes
Baruch Feigenbaum
September 10, 2012 - Contracting Transportation Services
Baruch Feigenbaum
September 10, 2012, 9:18am - Innovators in Action: Making Phoenix a 24-Hour City--Privatizing City Permitting to Cut Red Tape and Drive Economic Development
Leonard Gilroy
July 31, 2012, 5:49pm - Making Phoenix a 24-Hour City: Privatizing City Permitting to Cut Red Tape and Drive Economic Development
Interview with Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio
Leonard Gilroy
July 31, 2012 - Innovators In Action 2012
How governments and agencies are using market-based policies to improve services, become more efficient and reduce costs
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
July 31, 2012 - Big City Democrats Are Embracing Privatization
Heavyweights like Chicago's Rahm Emanuel are going around public agencies and unions to improve schools, roads, parks and more
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
July 12, 2012 - Rahm Emanuel and Big City Democrats Embrace Privatization
Leonard Gilroy
July 6, 2012, 10:19pm - Innovators in Action: Indianapolis’ Parking Meter Lease, One Year Later
Leonard Gilroy
July 2, 2012, 8:00am - Indy Parking Privatization Continues to Deliver Technological Innovation, Consumer Benefits
Leonard Gilroy
June 27, 2012, 2:00pm - Looking Back at Indianapolis’ Parking Meter Lease, One Year Later
Interview with Michael Huber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development, City of Indianapolis, Indiana
Leonard Gilroy
June 27, 2012 - Sandy Springs Continues to Prove that Privatization Works
Leonard Gilroy
June 25, 2012, 5:25pm
Local Government Blog
- Implications of the Louisiana Supreme Court Voucher Ruling (6/4)
- From Oakland to Chicago to Jacksonville, Mayors Are Using Privatization (5/31)
- New at Reason: Savings for Fresno—The Role of Privatization (5/30)
- Savings for Fresno: The Role of Privatization (5/29)
- Are Federal Contractors Immune from Tort Suits Just Because the Government Is? (5/9)
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