Vittorio Nastasi
Director of Criminal Justice Policy, Reason Foundation
Vittorio Nastasi is the Director of Criminal Justice Policy at Reason Foundation.
Nastasi works on criminal justice reform, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, and environmental policy issues at Reason Foundation.
His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register, Palm Beach Post, and Tallahassee Democrat, among others.
Prior to joining Reason, Nastasi worked with the James Madison Institute and the DeVoe L. Moore Center focusing on land-use regulation, occupational licensing, and criminal justice reform.
Nastasi graduated from Florida State University with bachelors degrees in Economics and Political Science.
He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 4 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 4, which would require constitutional amendments to be approved by 60 percent of Florida's voters in two successive elections in order for them to become law.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 3 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 3, which would change state elections to a top-two open primary election.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 2 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 2, which would increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 1 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 1, which would change the language of the Florida state constitution to state that only citizens of the US, rather than every citizen of the US, are qualified to vote in Florida elections.
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Tackling Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Crisis Is Going to Be a Key to Economic Recovery
Another outbreak of toxic blue-green algae would further damage Florida's already struggling tourism industry.
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Solving Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Bloom Crisis
Algal blooms and their associated health risks have the potential to hurt large segments of Florida’s economy and public well-being.
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Florida Legislation Addresses Toxic Blue-Green Algae Blooms
These reforms are a strong step toward addressing Florida’s water quality crisis.
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Florida Passes Major Occupational Licensing Reform But More Needs to Be Done
These reforms rightly deserve praise as a major step in the right direction, but there is still ample room for further licensing deregulation in Florida.
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Unnecessary Licensing Laws Are Contributing to the Criminal Justice Crisis
Several studies have linked occupational licensing laws to higher rates of recidivism.
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Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials
From high housing prices to limited employment opportunities, government is the cause of, not the solution to, the challenges we face.
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The Potential of Telepharmacy Services in Times of Crisis
State level reforms to allow increased use of telepharmacy services would help address the current crisis and expand access to care after the pandemic subsides.
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How to Ensure the Economic Downturn Doesn’t Exacerbate Florida’s Housing Crisis
Rolling back restrictive land-use regulations amid COVID-19 uncertainty could help alleviate Florida’s growing housing shortage.
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Occupational Licensing Reform Could Help Boost Economy As We Fight COVID-19
From barbers to athletic trainers to auctioneers, nearly one-quarter of workers in the US require a license to work.
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Amidst Economic Crisis, California Creates Exemptions to Assembly Bill 5 Rather Than Repealing It
The negative impacts of the law requiring companies to reclassify most independent contractors as employees are being amplified by the coronavirus pandemic.
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COVID-19 Prompts States to Suspend Regulations That Have Limited Expansion of Health Care Facilities
Permanently repealing certificate of need laws is one way to proactively prepare our health care system for future emergencies.
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Free Trade, Not Tariffs, Is How to Reduce the Medical Equipment Shortages Hurting the COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 response effort is hurt by shortages of essential health care resources like ventilators, hand sanitizer, and personal protective equipment.
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Immigration Rules Block Thousands of Qualified Doctors and Nurses From Helping the US Fight COVID-19
“There are upwards of 15,000 qualified overseas nurses who have passed background checks and US licensure and English language proficiency tests but cannot get their visas processed.”
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Water Markets Present a Solution to Florida’s Water Bottling Conflict
A market-based approach would treat all users equally and result in prices that are more accurately determined by supply and demand.
