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• Are Federal Contractors Immune from Tort Suits Just Because the Government Is?
  Reviewing recent developments in government contractor immunity
  Alexander Volokh
  May 9, 2013
• 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
• Local Government Privatization News and Notes
  Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Local Government Privatization
  Harris Kenny
  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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• ‘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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Private Sector, Local Governments Find Investment Opportunities in Municipal Parking Assets
  Chicago, Indianapolis unlock value trapped in a neglected treasure
  Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
  June 22, 2012
• Privately Operated Zoos Now Considered the Standard
  North Carolina, Los Angeles, Grand Rapids and Elsewhere Exploring Zoo Partnerships
  Harris Kenny
  May 29, 2012
• States and Cities Going Private With Infrastructure Investment
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  May 24, 2012
• Parking Privatization Blossomed in 2011
  Several city, university parking privatization initiatives advanced in 2011
  Harris Kenny
  May 22, 2012
• Tulsa, Jacksonville Mayors Pursuing Public-Private Partnerships
  Two first-term mayors hit the ground running in 2011
  Harris Kenny
  May 15, 2012
• California Library Privatization Success in Jeopardy
  Meanwhile, successful partnerships thrive in Florida, Oregon and elsewhere
  Harris Kenny
  May 15, 2012
• Emanuel Administration Embracing Private Sector Competition in Chicago
  New $7 billion infrastructure trust developing alongside initiatives in recycling, water 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
• Reinventing Libraries in Osceola County, Florida: Partnering with the Private Sector to Create Standards of Excellence
  Interview with Osceola County, Florida Commissioner Frank Attkisson
  Harris Kenny
  April 12, 2012
• The Dynamic Duo of Carrollton, Texas: Creating a Culture of Competition in City Government
  Interview with Carrollton, Texas City Manager Leonard Martin and Director of Competition Tom Guilfoy
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 5, 2012
• Privatize Parking, But Not for the Kings
  The current arena plan is a steal for the Kings and an air ball for taxpayers.
  Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
  March 6, 2012
• Offering State and Local Governments New Tools for Infrastructure Delivery in Texas
  Interview with Texas State Rep. Jim Murphy
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 5, 2012
• Reforming Local Government in Colorado Springs
  Interview with Chuck Fowler, CEO and Chairman of The City Committee of Colorado Springs
  Harris Kenny
  February 14, 2012
• Tulsa: Open for Business
  Tackling city's challenges requires willingness to embrace innovation, competition and market ideas
  Dewey Bartlett, Jr.
  Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma
  January 13, 2012
• University of Kentucky Smart to Explore Private Sector for New Campus Housing
  Public-private partnerships are saving taxpayers money and helping universities provide better services.
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  December 15, 2011
• Embrace Competition to Lower Costs, Improve Performance in Prisons
  Private sector can drive efficiency, improve offender rehabilitation and save taxpayer money
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 12, 2011
• Democrats Dump on Private Libraries
  Bill aims to discourage partnerships that can offset cutbacks.
  Harris Kenny
  September 19, 2011
• Time to Eliminate the Blight of California's Redevelopment Agencies
  Examples in San Jose and other areas show how redevelopment agencies fail taxpayers
  Adam Summers
  April 26, 2011
• Focus on Results for Smarter Government Budgeting
  Budgeting for Outcomes offers a major step forward
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 14, 2011
• San Francisco’s Experimental Market-Based Parking Pricing Program
  City officials pursue urban congestion relief
  Harris Kenny
  April 12, 2011
• Competition Brings Savings
  Competitive contracting a powerful tool to lower costs, help governments better serve taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 4, 2011
• 2010 Highlights in Local Government Privatization
  Reviewing privatization highlights in parking assets, zoos, libraries and animal shelters
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 5, 2011
• PIRG Report Distorts Proposed Indy Parking Meter Lease
  PIRG report ignores facts, offers litany of myths and errors on proposed lease
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 9, 2010
• Getting Serious About Pension Reform in Atlanta
  How to fix the city's massive pension problem without tax increases
  Adam Summers
  March 3, 2010
• Getting Government Out of the Parking Business
  D.C., Richmond and other cities can benefit from parking privatization, as Chicago has
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 17, 2010
• Let the Private Sector Compete to Provide Public Services and Watch the Savings Roll In
  Outsourcing and managed competition are proven common-sense, nonpartisan strategies for reducing costs and improving services
  Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers
  February 14, 2010
• We Have to Do Better: Fiscal Challenges Demand Creative Government
  Interview with Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 29, 2010
• Chicago's Parking Meter Lease: A Win-Win-Win for Motorists, Taxpayers and the City
  Asset concession brings fiscal, operational, environmental benefits
  Gene Saffold
  January 29, 2010
• Public-Private Partnerships for Local Governments: The Sandy Springs Model
  Imagine starting a new city of over 90,000 people with only two employees. We did it.
  Oliver Porter
  January 29, 2010
• Proposed City Water Grab Draining Scottsdale Tax Dollars
  Unnecessary move bad for taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 15, 2010
• Was Parking Meter Privatization a Good Deal for the Windy City? Chicago CFO Gene Saffold Responds
  Reason interview with Chicago Chief Financial Officer Gene Saffold
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 11, 2009
• Dave Bing's Last-Second Shot
  Can the former Piston star save Detroit?
  Shikha Dalmia
  November 10, 2009
• About That Detroit Renaissance
  What chance is there for an artist-led revival in the midst of civic hemorrhage?
  Shikha Dalmia
  September 9, 2009
• Public Options Are Ill-Conceived
  Government should leave commercial activities to the private sector
  John Palatiello and Leonard Gilroy
  August 26, 2009
• Time to Step It Up on Privatization in Virginia
  Even seemingly privatization-resistant states turning to the private sector to help solve major fiscal, capital investment challenges
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 11, 2009
• Setting the Record Straight on Chicago Parking Meter Privatization
  Early implementation challenges subside; L.A., Indianapolis and other cities consider similar proposals
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 7, 2009
• Policymakers Turn to Privatization Amid Prolonged Government Fiscal Crises
  Privatization, public-private partnerships increasingly prominent in fiscal policy debates
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 6, 2009
• (Un)Happy New Fiscal Year
  States need fundamental budget/spending reforms to weather the fiscal storm
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 6, 2009
• How to Reduce Atlanta's Budget Deficit
  Budget makeover should include outcome-based budgeting, privatization and asset leases
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 21, 2009
• Collapse of Midway Deal "Not a Setback for Privatization"
  MuniNet Guide Interview with Reason's Leonard Gilroy
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 30, 2009
• Roanoke Schools Embrace Privatization to Cut Costs, Focus on Education
  Privatizing transportation will free up money for classroom
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 14, 2009
• Innovative Solutions Needed to Fix L.A.’s Budget
  L.A. should follow Chicago's lead on public-private partnerships
  Adam Summers
  February 23, 2009
• Chicago Raises the Bar in Privatization, Again
  Parking meter system franchise nets $1.1 billion; will bring modern meters, improve downtown traffic
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 23, 2008
• The Gold-Standard and the Perfect Economic Storm
  Interview with former Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler
  Anthony Randazzo
  December 18, 2008
• Chicago Leads the Way on Local Government Privatization
  Daley initiatives generating billions of dollars to boost the city's fiscal health
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 19, 2008
• "Perfect Storm" Could Accelerate Privatization Trends
  MuniNet Guide Interview with Reason's Leonard Gilroy
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 24, 2008
• Don't Count the Private Sector Out in Infrastructure
  Infrastructure PPPs remain an attractive investment in the capital "flight to quality"
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 21, 2008
• Looking at the Year's Privatization Trends
  From transportation and infrastructure to state lotteries, public-private partnerships could play big role in erasing budget deficits
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 7, 2008
• Scottsdale Water Condemnation Proposal Leaves a Bad Taste
  Exercising eminent domain to take over private water utility is fiscally irresponsible, violates private property rights
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 30, 2008
• San Diego Can Benefit from Private Trash Collection
  Private sector already handles over 75 percent of nation's garbage collection
  Adam Summers
  June 16, 2008
• Competition Can Solve Atlanta's Budget Crunch
  Embracing competitive service delivery would reduce costs, improve service quality
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 19, 2008
• Sandy Springs Incorporates, Inspires New Wave of 'Private' Cities in Georgia
  City opts to contract out nearly all government services
  Steve Stanek and Leonard Gilroy
  November 1, 2006
• Making Government Compete to Improve Services and Save Money
  Hamilton County can teach Ohio's 87 other counties a lesson on results and performance
  Geoffrey Segal and Jack Furney
  June 29, 2006
• Detroit Can't Afford to Stall Privatization
  Other cities save millions by forcing government services to compete
  Geoffrey Segal
  April 20, 2006
• Sandy Springs Redefines How Government Should Look
  Officials decide whether to make or buy services
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 30, 2005
• What Can Maine Learn From Oliver Porter?
  New GA town can teach a thing or two about governance
  Geoffrey Segal
  August 10, 2005
• Privatization Produces Gains in Philadelphia
  District posts average gains of 10 points in reading and math
  Lisa Snell
  October 1, 2004
• Ambulance Controversy Astonishing, Unneeded
  Contracting process doesn't need to be complicated
  Adrian Moore
  May 28, 2003
• Stockton: Privatize or Pay Higher Water Rates
  Outsourcing would save $175 million
  Geoffrey Segal
  February 25, 2003
• Atlanta: Pulling the Plug on Water Deal a Mistake
  City's mistake will haunt taxpayers
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 28, 2003
• What Can We Learn From Atlanta's Water Privatization
  Lost in debate: City saving $21 million per year
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 21, 2003
• Edison Should Get to Run Schools Its Way
  Keys to success in Philly privatization
  Lisa Snell
  December 12, 2001
• The Facts about Wastewater, Stormwater, and Water Contract Management in the City of Stockton
  Myths and facts about water privatization
  Geoffrey Segal
  January 1, 1999

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