Harris Kenny
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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The Challenge of Comparing Public and Private Correctional Costs
Can privately operated prisons reduce costs without compromising performance?
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Parks 2.0: Operating State Parks Through Public-Private Partnerships
Defining and applying the park operation public-private partnership (PPP) model.
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Better Service. Better Price.
How privatization can streamline government, improve services, and reduce costs for Kansas taxpayers
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The Year 2011 in Corrections Public-Private Partnerships and Public Safety
Corrections and Public Safety Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
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Privatizing “Yellow Pages” Government in Pennsylvania
Private sector solutions for the Keystone State
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The Year 2010 in Corrections Public-Private Partnerships
Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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The Year 2010 in Water & Wastewater Public-Private Partnerships
Water and Wastewater Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
State Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010
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Public-Private Partnerships for Corrections in California
Bridging the gap between crisis and reform