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Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter #30 (March 2017 edition)
March 2017 edition: federal competitive sourcing, ATC privatization, private corrections, school finance reform, and more.
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New Executive Order Aims to Increase Competitive Sourcing, Reorganize Agencies
Order is the latest attempt to take on the elusive goal of reorganizing the federal government.
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Vacation Home Rentals Should Not Be Regulated
There is no negative impact, no impaired stability and no diminished neighborhood pride — just a lot of happy people on vacation and a lot of happy homeowners.
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Examining the Inspector General’s Report on Private Prisons
With Attorney General Jeff Sessions re-opening the door to private prisons, the agencies involved should look to improve monitoring and oversight in private prisons.
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Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco: The Next Wave Of A Harm-Reduction Revolution
A little-known tobacco technology, Heat-not-Burn (HNB), has the potential to slash smoking-related death and disease by appealing to the millions of smokers who've failed to quit using e-cigarettes and traditional nicotine-replacement therapies.
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An Education Savings Account Program for Texas
Public testimony before the Texas Senate Education Committee on Senate Bill 3
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Why Florida Needs a Safety Valve to Prevent Excessively Harsh Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Drug Offenses
Extending a safety valve to oxycodone and hydrocodone trafficking offenses would allow the state to better prioritize public safety and save millions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Rhode Island’s Proposed E-Cigarette Tax Would Hurt Public Health and Economy
Rhode Island should do what public health officials in Great Britain do — encourage smokers who won’t or can’t quit cigarettes to switch to e-cigarettes.
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Florida Should Re-think Punitive Sentences and Increase Felony Theft Thresholds
As Florida’s neighboring states have shown, it is possible to raise felony theft thresholds and reduce larceny-theft offenses simultaneously.
