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• 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
• The Right Way to "Sell" The Roads
  Gov. Paterson's new public-private partnership commission a positive step toward reducing New York's deficit
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 21, 2008
• Innovators in Government Offer Cutting-Edge Models for Reform
  Reason's Innovators in Action 2008 profiles leaders in government management, transportation, school choice
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 25, 2008
• Politicizing Privatization Isn't In Taxpayers' Best Interests
  Indiana has benefited from toll road lease and could gain from Gov. Daniels' lottery plan
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 27, 2008
• Closing Virginia's Budget Shortfall
  Virginia needs more effective tools to evaluate competition and efficiency opportunities across state government
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 25, 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
• Another One Bites the Dust
  Another toll-road myth—that governments can access cheaper infrastructure financing than the private sector—has been demolished
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 23, 2008
• Turnpike Lease a Better Deal for Taxpayers, Drivers
  $12.8 billion Turnpike bid should be the final nail in Act 44's coffin
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 20, 2008
• Stretching the Highway Dollar
  Virginia can get more mileage out of transportation spending by prioritizing congestion relief, using performance-based planning, and outsourcing maintenance
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 5, 2008
• States Should Establish Ombudsmen To Protect Private Property Rights
  Utah leads the way
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 17, 2008
• Private Sector Has the Key to Traffic Woes in Arizona
  Legislature needs to authorize public-private partnerships to reduce gridlock, improve economic competitiveness
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 30, 2008
• Greenway Toll Bill Could Make it Harder to Fund, Build Roads
  The unilateral rewriting of the Dulles Greenway legislation sends a bad signal to potential investors in Virginia roads
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 24, 2008
• Competition Can Solve Atlanta's Budget Crunch
  Embracing competitive service delivery would reduce costs, improve service quality
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 19, 2008
• Preventing Overseas Firms From Leasing Roads Is Costly
  Banning foreign firms from a Turnpike lease would hurt the Commonwealth's economy
  Leonard Gilroy and Matthew Brouillette
  February 27, 2008
• What Would Jefferson Think?
  Private business can do it better
  Leonard Gilroy and M. Royce Van Tassell
  February 10, 2008
• Public-Private Partnerships in Texas Transportation
  Reason Interview with Texas State Representative Mike Krusee
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 28, 2008
• Lottery Privatization Options for Virginia
  Leasing out rights to operate the state lottery could generate a steady income stream, reduce revenue risks
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 28, 2008
• Greenway Toll Opponents Threaten Mobility
  Legislative witch hunt would scare off private investors in Virginia road projects
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 1, 2008
• Reflections of a Texas Transportation Trailblazer
  Reason interview with Ric Williamson, Chairman, Texas Transportation Commission
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 31, 2007
• Utah Should Embrace The Yellow Pages Test
  Utah's state and local governments are unfairly competing with private businesses
  Leonard Gilroy and M. Royce Van Tassell
  December 21, 2007
• Let the Greenway Bloom
  Investors are watching to see how fairly Virginia regulators treat private risk capital
  Leonard Gilroy
  December 10, 2007
• New Life for Pennsylvania Turnpike Lease Plan
  Act 44 alone won't raise enough money for transportation
  Leonard Gilroy and Matthew Brouillette
  November 12, 2007
• Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  Congressman Wolf's anti-Greenway rhetoric threatens to drive away private investment in Virginia highways
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 29, 2007
• Going Protectionist Over a Fantasy Highway
  Xenophobes see a threat to U.S. sovereignty in a Texas freeway project that would ease trade with Mexico
  Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy
  September 20, 2007
• Loosening the Beltway
  Tolls, private-sector innovations will ease I-495 gridlock and benefit taxpayers
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 17, 2007
• Officials Should Embrace Private Infrastructure Investment
  Bridge tragedy underscores need to tap private sector capital, expertise
  Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Segal
  August 9, 2007
• HOT Lanes Good Idea for Houston
  HOT lanes beat HOV for sustainable congestion relief
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 1, 2007
• RTC Should Protect Metroplex Drivers in Highway 121 Negotiations
  NTTA should be held to the same standards as Cintra/JPMorgan
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 3, 2007
• Stadium Doesn't Guarantee Economic Gains
  Oceanside taxpayers should ask serious questions about proposed Chargers stadium
  Leonard Gilroy and Samuel Staley
  July 1, 2007
• Foreign Bidders on Highway 121 Project Would "Buy American"
  Texans should welcome new jobs and other benefits of "reverse outsourcing"
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 26, 2007
• TTC Should Be Skeptical of NTTA's Highway 121 Proposal
  Mobility in the Metroplex should trump deference to short-sighted local officials
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 26, 2007
• Katy Freeway Project Shows Tolling and Transit Together Can Benefit Houston Commuters
  Commissioners Court should look to Katy project as model for Westpark
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 22, 2007
• Harris County Toll Increases are Good for Mobility
  Variable pricing is a proven congestion-reduction tool
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 20, 2007
• RTC Should Put Mobility Ahead of Politics for Highway 121 Decision
  NTTA's proposal riskier than private sector plan
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 15, 2007
• Risky NTTA Highway 121 Proposal a Bad Deal for Metroplex
  Region's mobility jeopardized to serve agency's political aims
  Leonard Gilroy
  June 15, 2007
• NTTA's Proposal for SH-121, Is It Better Than Cintra's?
  Many questions need answers before taxpayers believe agency's numbers
  Leonard Gilroy
  May 11, 2007
• Fast Tracking to HOT Lanes
  Special tolls would open HOV roadways to specific vehicles, reduce congestion
  Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
  February 8, 2007
• A City Without a Plan
  Houston should be wary of the perils of planning
  Leonard Gilroy and Tory Gattis
  December 31, 2006
• American Voters Protect Their Property Rights
  Eminent domain measures pass in nine states
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 15, 2006
• Protecting Property Rights in a Landslide
  Voters in nine states pass measures to curb eminent domain abuse
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 8, 2006
• Defending the Right to Steal Your Property
  Self-serving opponents of property rights measures aim to sour debate, deceive voters
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 3, 2006
• Governments Increasingly Turning to Competition and Privatization
  Privatization is a proven policy management tool
  Leonard Gilroy
  November 1, 2006
• 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
• Taking 'Takings' to the Voters
  The California, Idaho, Arizona, and Washington initiatives
  Shikha Dalmia and Leonard Gilroy
  October 30, 2006
• Beware the Bogus Measure 37 Poll
  Biased poll is an "October surprise" intended to deceive voters, taint debate on property rights measures
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 27, 2006
• Prop 90 Protects Your Home
  California needs to block eminent domain abuse, limit regulatory takings
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 20, 2006
• Fairness Takes Back Seat With School Impact Fees
  New residents should not bear the burden of financing new schools
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 6, 2006

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