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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Rolling Back Regulations to Combat COVID-19 Should Be Just the Start
Once the coronavirus pandemic passes, lawmakers should permanently eliminate many of the unnecessary regulations they've temporarily suspended.
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To Fight COVID-19, Governments Smartly Remove Bureaucratic Health Care Regulations, Unnecessary Licensing Restrictions
These restrictive, unnecessary policies aren’t just a problem during pandemics, they limit access to health care every day.
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How State-Level Reforms Could Alleviate the Looming Physician Shortage
As the population continues to grow and age, the demand for health care services is expected to outpace the supply of physicians.
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Scope of Practice Reforms Could Alleviate Physician Shortages in Florida
Florida could need as many as 4,671 additional primary care physicians by 2030 to meet the demands of its growing population.
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Greater Accountability and Public-Private Partnerships Could Reduce Sewage Spills in Florida
Florida’s economy depends on its environmental resources, but a shocking number of sewage spills over the last decade are contributing to toxic algae blooms across the state.
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How Occupational Licensing Hurts Florida’s Most Vulnerable
Florida could remove barriers to employment by eliminating unnecessary licenses and reducing the requirements for widely licensed occupations.
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Florida’s Open Enrollment Policy Can Serve As a School Choice Model
Florida allows students to transfer from their assigned school to any public school with available capacity.
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Market-Driven Water Pricing Could Help Solve Florida’s Water Problems
Privatization, improved water pricing, and innovative wastewater reuse technologies can help deal with rising demand and population growth.
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Licensing Reform Could Expand Health Care Access and Reduce Costs
States, including Florida, may struggle to provide adequate access to medical care as their populations age.
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How Using Public-Private Partnerships and Ending Sugar Subsidies Could Help Restore Florida’s Everglades
Unneeded policies and subsidies cost consumers between $2.4 and $4 billion annually—to the benefit of large sugar corporations.
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Florida Task Force Makes Good Start in Tackling Blue-Green Algae
Restoration of Florida’s water bodies is among the state’s longest standing and most contentious challenges.
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Scope of Practice Laws and Licensing Regulations Increase Health Care Costs For Patients
Occupational licensing and scope of practice reform could expand access to medical care and reduce costs by eliminating anti-competitive policies.
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Florida’s $15 Minimum Wage Initiative Threatens Jobs and Tourism Industry
The state ballot initiative would increase the minimum wage in Florida by $1 each year until reaching $15 per hour in the year 2026.
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A Better Path to Dealing With Student Debt Problems
A better solution to the nation's ballooning student loan debt may come from the private sector in the form of income share agreements.
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The Tax Increases and Other Costs That Come With Democratic Socialism
If voters want better health care, education, and wages, realism is the best path forward.
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Companies Are Loosening Hiring Requirements and Considering Job Applicants with Criminal Records
Unfortunately, as companies look to loosen their hiring requirements, government-imposed hurdles to employment may hamper the reintegration of newly released prisoners.
