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Harris Kenny is a state and local government policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a non-profit think tank advancing free minds and free markets.
Harris has worked alongside policymakers in Colorado, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Oregon and elsewhere to implement public policy solutions. Harris is currently serving as a member of the Local Authority Working Group of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper's Amendment 64 Task Force, which is providing guidance on implementing recreational marijuana legalization. He conducts research on public finance, public-private partnerships, privatization, public safety, criminal justice and regulatory policy issues.
Harris has appeared on various television and radio outlets, such as National Public Radio, HuffPost Live, Al Jazeera, Voice of Russia and Colorado Public Television. His writing has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, The Sacramento Bee, The Orange County Register, Real Clear Markets, reason.com, and other print and online outlets. He also serves as co-editor of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report (reason.org/apr) and Innovators in Action (reason.org/innovators) publications.
Prior to joining Reason Foundation, Harris worked at the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation. He earned a BA in Economics from Pepperdine University, where he worked as a research assistant to Dr. Luisa Blanco at Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy.
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- Union-Propagated Red Herrings Continue to Mar Corrections Research
Harris Kenny
June 13, 2012, 2:11pm - Privately Operated Zoos Now Considered the Standard
North Carolina, Los Angeles, Grand Rapids and Elsewhere Exploring Zoo Partnerships
Harris Kenny
May 29, 2012 - Privatization Proposed for Micke Grove Zoo in San Joaquin County, CA
Harris Kenny
May 29, 2012, 7:00am - 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 - NJ Legislature Exploring Decriminalizing Marijuana
Harris Kenny
May 21, 2012, 11:37am - Polling Metro Denver Voters' Support of Tax Hikes for Public Transit
Harris Kenny
May 18, 2012, 12:09pm - Private Sector's Increasing Role in Infrastructure Investment
Harris Kenny
May 17, 2012, 9:16pm - 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 - 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 - Competition Would Improve North Carolina's Correctional Healthcare Delivery
Letter to the Editor Submitted to The News & Observer
Harris Kenny
May 9, 2012 - APR 2011: Corrections and Public Safety
Harris Kenny
May 2, 2012, 5:35pm - Osceola County, Florida Library Partnership "Paying Dividends"
Harris Kenny
May 1, 2012, 8:48pm - The Year 2011 in Corrections Public-Private Partnerships and Public Safety
Corrections and Public Safety Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
May 1, 2012 - Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
Harris Kenny and Adam Summers
May 1, 2012 - Chicago, Los Angeles, Tulsa and Jacksonville and Other Local Governments Turning to Privatization
Harris Kenny
April 30, 2012, 7:20pm - Tax Incentive Program is a Misguided Attempt to Create Jobs
Senate Bill 124 would set loose a broken program that should be reined in.
Harris Kenny
April 28, 2012 - Denver's RTD Abandons Tax Hike for FasTracks
Harris Kenny
April 25, 2012, 12:56pm - Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government in 2011
Harris Kenny
April 25, 2012, 12:00am - New at Reason: Review of Federal Privatization Issues in 2011 and Today
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
April 23, 2012, 11:59pm - New at Reason: Annual Privatization Report 2011
Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
April 23, 2012, 11:58pm - [Op-Ed] (Colorado SB 124) is a Misguided Attempt to Create Jobs
Harris Kenny
April 23, 2012, 1:27pm - Denver’s RTD Publishes 2011 Report on FasTracks
Harris Kenny
April 15, 2012, 5:56pm - State Tax Collections Rise $62 Billion in 2011
Harris Kenny
April 14, 2012, 6:07pm - Innovators in Action: Osceola County, Florida Commissioner Frank Attkisson
Harris Kenny
April 13, 2012, 9:00am - Pew Finds States Barely Evaluate Tax Incentive Programs
Harris Kenny
April 12, 2012, 9:50pm - 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 - Maryland Passes Unprecedented (and Unnecessary?) Digital Labor Law
Harris Kenny
April 11, 2012, 6:33pm - Red-Light Cameras: Are They Legal? Do They Make Intersections Safer?
Harris Kenny
April 9, 2012, 5:57pm - Gov. Cuomo Ushers Through $132.6 billion NY State Budget
Harris Kenny
April 2, 2012, 2:35pm - No Such Thing as a Free Parking Space
Harris Kenny
March 16, 2012, 4:12pm - Trenton, New Jersey Nearly Wiped Out by Fiscal Woes
Harris Kenny
March 15, 2012, 7:43pm - Sacramento City Council Proceeding with Arena Deal
Harris Kenny
March 8, 2012, 11:49am - Denver's RTD Weighing Options for Northwest Corridor
Policymakers seeking to provide the most service, for the most people, to the most places.
Harris Kenny
March 7, 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 - Corrections Still Impacting FL Budget Debate
Harris Kenny
March 5, 2012, 11:13pm - [Op-Ed] Privatize Parking, But Not for the Kings
Harris Kenny and Leonard Gilroy
March 3, 2012, 3:38pm - Florida Correctional Healthcare Reform in Jeopardy
The state Department of Corrections should be encouraged for pursuing reform, not stifled.
Harris Kenny
February 27, 2012 - States Spurning Film Tax Credits, CO Pursuing Them
Harris Kenny
February 15, 2012, 12:49pm - Innovators in ActionReforming Local Government in Colorado Springs
Harris Kenny
February 14, 2012, 5:00pm - 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 - Picture This: Film Tax Credits Demonstrably Wasteful, Ineffective
As most states wind down film tax credits, Colorado might expand them.
Harris Kenny
February 14, 2012 - Fight Over Film Tax Credits Renewed in Colorado
Harris Kenny
February 11, 2012, 5:09pm - Red-Light Cameras and the Enigmatic Jerry Brown
Harris Kenny
February 6, 2012, 4:39pm - NYC Parking Under Bloomberg: Bright Potential, Blighted Past
Harris Kenny
February 3, 2012, 7:41pm - San Francisco Chronicle: California running out of money again
Harris Kenny
February 1, 2012, 6:52pm - Threat of Muni Bankruptcy Hangs Over Providence, Rhode Island
Harris Kenny
January 31, 2012, 6:50pm - The Tax Foundation Releases 2012 State Business Tax Climate Index
Harris Kenny
January 26, 2012, 6:07pm
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