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:
- 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: