Innovators in Action 2014

Reason Foundation’s Innovators in Action series, which profiles innovative policymakers in their own words, highlights good government efforts that are delivering real results and value for taxpayers. Edited by Reason’s Leonard Gilroy, the Innovators in Action 2014 series profiles a range of innovators who have demonstrated leadership through action on privatization, competition, government re-invention and other market-based policy reforms designed to reduce the costs of government and deliver more value to taxpayers. Innovator interviews or self-penned articles will be added regularly throughout the year, so be sure to check back frequently for new content.

The Innovators in Action 2014 series profiles released to-date are listed below:

• Modernizing Procurement in Missouri
  Interview with Missouri State Representative Paul Curtman
  December 30, 2014
• Evolving the Public-Private Partnership Model in Johns Creek, Georgia
  Interview with Mike Bodker, Mayor, Johns Creek, Georgia
  Leonard Gilroy
  October 29, 2014
• Building Pennsylvania’s Transportation Public-Private Partnership Program
  Interview with Bryan Kendro, Director, Office of Policy & Public Private Partnerships, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
  Leonard Gilroy
  September 29, 2014
• Incentivizing “Pay-for-Success” Partnerships at the Federal Level
  Interview with Indiana Congressman Todd Young
  Leonard Gilroy
  August 28, 2014
• Advancing Pension Reform in Oklahoma
  Interview with Oklahoma State Representative Randy McDaniel
  Leonard Gilroy
  July 29, 2014
• Creating a Multimodal Freight Program in Florida
  Interview with Juan Flores, Administrator for the Freight, Logistics and Passenger Operations Office, Florida Department of Transportation
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  June 30, 2014
• Reducing Bridge Maintenance Costs in South Carolina
  Interview with Richard “Lee” Floyd, State Bridge Maintenance Engineer, South Carolina Department of Transportation
  Baruch Feigenbaum
  May 27, 2014
• Reforming Defined-Benefit Pension Systems in Bakersfield and Kern County
  Interview with Zack Scrivner, Kern County (CA) Supervisor
  Leonard Gilroy
  April 28, 2014
• From Traditional to Contract City: Navigating Financial Distress in Pontiac
  Interview with Louis Schimmel, former Emergency Manager, City of Pontiac, Michigan
  Leonard Gilroy and Michael LaFaive
  March 25, 2014
• Pioneering State-Level Pension Reform in Michigan
  Interview with Douglas B. Roberts, Ph.D., former Michigan State Treasurer
  Leonard Gilroy
  February 21, 2014
• Pioneering Road User Charges in Oregon
  Interview with James Whitty, Manager, Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, Oregon Department of Transportation
  Leonard Gilroy
  January 27, 2014

Earlier editions of Reason’s Innovators in Action are available here:

• Innovators in Action 2013
• Innovators in Action 2012
• Innovators in Action 2009
• Innovators in Action 2008
• Innovators in Action 2007