Commentaries

Are Local Vendor Preferences a Good Thing?

Policies can reduce competition, increase costs to taxpayers

By Leonard Gilroy
December 3, 2013

New Reports Highlight Fiscal Shape of States, Cities

Hard-hit by Great Recession, states and local governments face ongoing fiscal pressures

By Leonard Gilroy
December 3, 2013

The Search for a National Freight Policy

By Robert Poole
December 2, 2013

Now That California Has A Surplus, Don’t Squander It

By Adrian Moore
December 2, 2013

More Boasts from California Contractor Regulators For Wasting Time and Money

By Sal Rodriguez
November 29, 2013

Massachusetts State and Municipal Retiree Systems Costly, Underfunded

By Sal Rodriguez
November 29, 2013

Innovators in Action (November 2013 edition): Pursuing Fiscal Self-Reliance in Utah

By Leonard Gilroy
November 27, 2013

Making a Brave Move on the Transportation Front

Transportation improvements need to be made in Cobb County before Atlanta Braves move

By Baruch Feigenbaum
November 27, 2013

Toledo Officials Tout Public-Private Partnership in Solid Waste Collection

By Leonard Gilroy
November 27, 2013

Support Builds for U.S. ATC Corporation

By Robert Poole
November 27, 2013

Sasha Volokh on Philosophical Objections to Prison Privatization in Israel

By Leonard Gilroy
November 27, 2013

Pursuing Fiscal Self-Reliance in Utah

Interview with Utah State Representative Ken Ivory

By Leonard Gilroy
November 27, 2013

A Major Setback for California’s High Speed Train

By Adrian Moore
November 26, 2013

Philosophical Objections to Prison Privatization

Israeli Supreme Court strikes down privatization statute on "liberty" and "dignity" grounds

By Alexander Volokh
November 26, 2013

How California Counties Are Using Prison Realignment Funding

By Sal Rodriguez
November 26, 2013

Judge Rules CA Bullet Train Plan, Spending Must Stop

By Adrian Moore
November 25, 2013

Streetsblog Throws Temper Tantrum After Transit Experts Recommend not Building Rail in Wake County, NC

By Baruch Feigenbaum
November 25, 2013

Proposed National Bicycle Route System Fails Cost-Benefit Analysis Test

By Robert Poole
November 22, 2013