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Louisiana Streamlining Commission Should Reject Proposal for Legislative Approval of State Contracts

November 21, 2009, 4:42pm

Leonard Gilroy

On Monday, the Streamlining Commission will consider adopting a recommendation that would require all state contracts above $50,000 to be approved by the legislative Joint Committee on the Budget. This would be bad policy and bad for business.

New at Reason: Louisiana Provides Model for Closing Budget Deficit

November 17, 2009, 12:36pm

Leonard Gilroy

Arizona policymakers face a simple choice: remain lost in the fiscal forest with California or follow the lead of Louisiana, which is blazing a trail out.

Private Prisons a Smart Strategy for Arizona

Prison privatization opponents rely on myths, not facts

November 17, 2009

Leonard Gilroy

With prison capacity needs growing and budgets shrinking, a greater reliance on private prisons is a sensible strategy for Arizona.

Louisiana Provides Model for Closing Budget Deficit

Given the scale of Arizona's fiscal crisis, there's no way to avoid government downsizing

November 17, 2009

Leonard Gilroy

Arizona policymakers face a simple choice: remain lost in the fiscal forest with California or follow the lead of Louisiana, which is blazing a trail out.

Cash-Strapped North Texas Cities Embrace Privatization

November 16, 2009, 1:45pm

Leonard Gilroy

There's a growing trend of municipal privatization/outsouring in cash-strapped North Texas cities.

Following California Down the Path to Fiscal Ruin

November 13, 2009, 5:43pm

Leonard Gilroy

As if we needed another reason to cut government spending, a new Pew study offers some insights into the factors driving the worst fiscal trainwrecks.

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