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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Legislature Has the Chance to Set a Standard on 64
It is in policymakers' best interests to get this rightâ??even if they didnâ??t support the initiative in the first place.
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Why Colorado
State policymakers need to develop sensible marijuana regulations, not destructive ones.
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A Public-Private Partnership Could Help the ABQ BioPark Zoo
Finding Ways to Address Budget Deficits and Deferred Maintenance
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Correctional Privatization Improving Outcomes in Florida
Letter to the Editor Submitted to The Palm Beach Post
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21st Century Schools Require 21st Century Finance
Policymakers can improve - if not reinvent - the American education system.
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To Avoid Massive Tax Hikes, Privatize State Lotteries
An innovative new lottery privatization model is emerging.
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Transforming Education at the Local Level: Douglas County Leading the Way
Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Fagen, Superintendent of Douglas County School District (Colorado)