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• 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
• Rejuvenating Urban America Through Land Use and Housing Policy Reform
  Cleveland Case Study
  Policy Brief 91
  Samuel Staley
  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
• 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
• Redistricting in California: Competitive Elections and the Effects of Proposition 11
  Policy Brief 72
  George Passantino
  October 1, 2008
• 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
• 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
• Why Mobility Matters to Personal Life
  Policy Brief 62
  Ted Balaker
  July 1, 2007
• The Bald Eagle's Worst Enemy: How Federal Law Pits Landowners Against Eagles
  Policy Brief 64
  Brian Seasholes
  June 1, 2007
• The Bald Eagle, DDT, and the Endangered Species Act: Examining the Bald Eagle's Recovery in the Contiguous 48 States
  Policy Brief 63
  Brian Seasholes
  June 1, 2007
• Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike: A Response to Critics of Gov. Rendell's Plan
  Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal
  June 1, 2007
• Tolling and Public-Private Partnerships in Texas: Separating Myth from Fact
  Robert Poole
  May 1, 2007
• Density in Atlanta: Implications for Traffic and Transit
  Policy Brief 61
  Alain Bertaud and Robert Poole
  April 1, 2007
• Building New Roads Through Public-Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions
  Policy Brief 58
  Leonard Gilroy, Robert Poole, Peter Samuel and Geoffrey Segal
  March 1, 2007
• HOT Lanes: Frequently Asked Questions
  Policy Brief 59
  Leonard Gilroy and Amy Pelletier
  March 1, 2007
• Leasing State Toll Roads: Frequently Asked Questions
  Policy Brief 60
  Peter Samuel
  March 1, 2007
• Sensible Policies for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  March 1, 2007
• Analysis of California's Proposition 90
  The Protect Our Homes Act
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 18, 2006
• Analysis of California's Proposition 88
  Education Funding, Real Property Parcel Tax, Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute
  Lisa Snell
  October 18, 2006
• A Bad Idea Gone Too Far
  Proposition 86, The Tobacco Tax
  Geoffrey Segal and Skaidra Smith-Heisters
  October 1, 2006
• No Booze? You May Lose
  Why Drinkers Earn More Money Than Nondrinkers
  Bethany L. Peters and Edward Stringham
  September 1, 2006
• Propositions 1E and 84
  Funding the State's Water and Flood Control Infrastructure
  Skaidra Smith-Heisters and Adam Summers
  September 1, 2006
• Addressing California's Affordable Housing Shortage
  Alternatives to Proposition 1C
  Leonard Gilroy, Adam Summers and Samuel Staley
  September 1, 2006
• Addressing California's School and University Building Needs
  Alternatives to Proposition 1D
  Lisa Snell
  September 1, 2006
• The Bond Propositions on California's November Ballot
  Where Would the Money Be Spent?
  Adrian Moore
  September 1, 2006
• Enabling Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation in California
  George Passantino
  September 1, 2006

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