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Past Articles in Policy Briefs

• Reason-Rupe Transportation Poll
  December 20, 2011
• Risks and Rewards of Public-Private Partnerships for Highways
  The reasons public-private partnerships are being used to fund infrastructure
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  December 8, 2011
• Privatizing "Yellow Pages" Government in Pennsylvania
  Private sector solutions for the Keystone State
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Katrina Currie and Elizabeth Stelle
  May 26, 2011
• TIFIA Is a Powerful Tool In Financing Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects
  Program helps user-funded public-private partnerships get built
  Robert Poole
  April 26, 2011
• The Year 2010 in Corrections Public-Private Partnerships
  Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  March 10, 2011
• The Year 2010 in Water & Wastewater Public-Private Partnerships
  Water and Wastewater Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Leonard Gilroy and Harris Kenny
  March 10, 2011
• The Year 2010 in IT Outsourcing, Network Neutrality, and Federal Broadband
  Telecommunications Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Steven Titch and Leonard Gilroy
  February 25, 2011
• Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
  Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Samuel Staley and Adam Summers
  February 23, 2011
• Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
  State Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Shirley Ybarra and Tyler Millhouse
  February 18, 2011
• Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government
  Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo and Leonard Gilroy
  February 16, 2011
• School Choice, Charter Schools, and Trends In Educational Privatization
  Education Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Lisa Snell and Leonard Gilroy
  February 15, 2011
• The Year 2010 in Toll Roads, HOT Lanes, Infrastructure Finance
  Surface Transportation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
  February 11, 2011
• Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security
  Aviation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
  Robert Poole and Leonard Gilroy
  February 10, 2011
• Near-term Ideas for Mortgage Finance Reform (Working Paper)
  How to protect taxpayers, end the GSE bailout, reduce government’s footprint in housing, and return private capital to the mortgage market
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 10, 2011
• Transportation Mega-Projects and Risk
  What we can learn from Boston's Big Dig to improve future major infrastructure projects
  Robert Poole and Peter Samuel
  February 9, 2011
• Ten Arguments Against a Government Guarantee for Housing Finance
  Why there should not be a government role—explicit or implicit—in guaranteeing housing finance
  Anthony Randazzo
  February 4, 2011
• The Tampa to Orlando High-Speed Rail Project
  A Florida taxpayer risk assessment
  Wendell Cox and Robert Poole
  January 6, 2011
• Rethinking Homeownership: A Framework for 21st Century Housing Finance Reform
  Dissolving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  Anthony Randazzo
  October 26, 2010
• Letter to Treasury Regarding Housing Finance Reform
  A Framework for Reforming Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Housing Finance System
  Anthony Randazzo
  July 21, 2010
• Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries
  Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits
  Adam Summers
  May 10, 2010
• Improving the Economies and Business Climates In Struggling Cities
  Examining how taxes, red tape, eminent domain and occupational licensing prevent economic growth
  Policy Brief 92
  Anthony Randazzo
  March 17, 2010
• Ten Steps to Brings Jobs and Businesses Back to Cleveland and Other Big Cities
  Reducing crime and taxes, improving zoning laws and adding transparency can spur growth
  Policy Brief 90
  Samuel Staley
  March 17, 2010
• Rejuvenating Urban America Through Land Use and Housing Policy Reform
  Cleveland Case Study
  Policy Brief 91
  Samuel Staley
  March 17, 2010
• Local Government Privatization 101
  Separating fact from fiction, privatization trends and the services that should be privatized
  Policy Brief 89
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 16, 2010
• Ten Privatization Opportunities for Cleveland
  Hopkins Airport, parking facilities and solid waste operations are prime privatization candidates
  Policy Brief 88
  Leonard Gilroy
  March 16, 2010
• Fix the Schools
  Close failing schools, open charter schools and replicate great schools
  Policy Brief 87
  Lisa Snell
  March 15, 2010
• Ten Ideas to Fix Cleveland's Schools
  Turn failing schools into charters, empower parents and principals
  Policy Brief 86
  Lisa Snell
  March 15, 2010
• No More iPhones: How Network Neutrality Threatens Wireless Broadband Innovation
  What FCC net neutrality regulations will mean to your cell phone
  Policy Brief 85
  Steven Titch
  February 11, 2010
• Savings for San Diego
  Outsourcing to Reduce Costs and Improve Services
  Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers
  December 10, 2009
• Vehicle Fleet Maintenance/Management Outsourcing Opportunities
  How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of vehicle fleet maintenance and management services
  Leonard Gilroy, Anthony Randazzo and Adam Summers
  December 10, 2009
• Building Maintenance and Management Outsourcing Opportunities
  How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of facility management
  Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers
  December 10, 2009
• The Future of Too Big to Fail and Bailouts
  A comparison of the two plans to overhaul financial services regulation in the 21st Century
  Policy Brief 81
  Anthony Randazzo
  August 17, 2009
• Trends In Public and Contracted Government Services From 2002 to 2007
  Privatization and outsourcing by local governments
  Policy Brief 80
  Mildred Warner and Amir Hefetz
  August 4, 2009
• Taxpayer's Guide to the Stimulus
  Where is all that stimulus money going?
  Anthony Randazzo
  June 17, 2009
• California's May 2009 Special Election
  Analyzing the Propositions and Offering Alternatives for Real Reform
  Policy Brief 79
  Adam Summers
  May 14, 2009
• The Catastrophe of What Passes for Alcohol Policy Analysis
  What costs does alcohol impose on California's taxpayers?
  Policy Brief 78
  Edward Stringham
  May 12, 2009
• Housing Market Resilience and Affordability in Houston, Texas
  Houston's housing market has been more resilient than other Texas cities
  Samuel Staley
  February 27, 2009
• California General Election: Voter Guide
  Policy Brief 71
  Adrian Moore and Michael Flynn
  October 1, 2008
• Analysis of California's Propositions 8: Limits on Marriage
  Policy Brief 76
  Adam Summers
  October 1, 2008
• Analysis of California's Propositions 7 and 10: Renewable Energy Mandates and Handouts
  Policy Brief 75
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  October 1, 2008
• The Nonviolent Offender Rehabilitation Act: Prison Overcrowding, Parole and Sentencing Reform (Proposition 5)
  Policy Brief 74
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  October 1, 2008
• Drowning in Debt: Bond Measures Threaten California's Already Precarious Debt Situation
  Policy Brief 73
  Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo
  October 1, 2008
• Redistricting in California: Competitive Elections and the Effects of Proposition 11
  Policy Brief 72
  George Passantino
  October 1, 2008
• California High-Speed Rail Findings at a Glance
  Analyzing the impacts of the state's proposed train system
  September 18, 2008
• iProvo Revisited: Another Year and Still Struggling
  Policy Brief 69
  Steven Titch
  April 1, 2008
• Pennsylvania Turnpike Alternatives: A Review and Critique of the Democratic Caucus Study
  Policy Brief 70
  Robert Poole and Peter Samuel
  April 1, 2008
• Measure 50: Are Tobacco Taxes The Answer To Funding Children's Health Programs?
  Policy Brief 65
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  January 29, 2008
• Using the Revenues from Airport Pricing
  Policy Brief 68
  David Z. Plavin
  November 1, 2007
• Congestion Pricing at New York Airports
  Policy Brief 66
  Michael L. Levine
  November 1, 2007
• Evidence That Airport Pricing Works
  Policy Brief 67
  George L. Donohue and Karla Hoffman
  November 1, 2007

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