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Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey receives 2023 Savas Award

The Savas Award for Privatization honors leaders harnessing the power of the private sector, saving taxpayers money, improving service delivery, and enabling innovation.

December 13, 2023

Task Force Pineapple co-founder Scott Mann receives 2022 Savas Award

Mann's Task Force Pineapple rescued more than 1,000 local translators and professionals who had worked with the United States.

June 3, 2022

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wins Reason Foundation’s Savas Award

“His vision of free markets continues to guide federal communications policy and his advocacy of ‘the democratization of entrepreneurship’ ensures greater and faster online access for all.”

November 19, 2020

Study: States Can Lease Toll Roads to Fund Other Infrastructure, Pay Off Debt

The study finds the middle-range of the net proceeds for these systems varies from $19 billion for the Illinois Tollway and $17 billion for the New Jersey Turnpike to just over $1 billion for the Kansas Turnpike.

August 25, 2020

Study: How to Accelerate the Pace of Exploration and Economic Development of Space

A plan to reorganize U.S. space policy to generate significant improvements to communication and navigation systems, clean energy, manufacturing, research, and more.

June 5, 2019

Study: Asset Recycling Could Generate Up to $885 Billion for US Infrastructure Investment

Report details how to improve nation’s aging roads and bridges, airports, seaports, and wastewater facilities while also generating hundreds of billions for currently unfunded infrastructure projects.

November 14, 2018

Frank Baxter Wins the 2018 Savas Award for Public-Private Partnerships

Baxter and Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools have helped thousands of Southern California students improve their lives.

November 7, 2018

The New York Times’ Bari Weiss Wins the 2018 Bastiat Prize

Rob Montz of We the Internet takes the 2018 Reason Video Prize and Market Urbanism's Nolan Gray wins the Young Voices Award.

July 17, 2018

Reason Foundation Announces Five Finalists for the 2018 Bastiat Prize for Journalism

April 27, 2018

Katherine Mangu-Ward Named Editor in Chief of Reason’s Print, Digital and Video Journalism

Nick Gillespie becomes editor at large at Reason.

January 18, 2018

The Washington Post’s Radley Balko and The Wall Street Journal’s Hugo Restall Win the 2017 Bastiat Prize

Reason Foundation’s Bastiat Prize honors writing that conveys the importance of individual liberty and free markets.

November 9, 2017

2017 Bastiat Prize Finalists Announced

Reason Foundation will award the Bastiat Prize for Journalism and $16,000 in prizes at the Reason Media Awards on Nov. 9 in New York City.

November 1, 2017

New Website Lets Michigan Taxpayers View Their Local Governments’ Unfunded Pension, Health Care Liabilities

UnfundedMichigan.org shows unfunded retirement benefits total over $18 billion statewide.

October 31, 2017

Fox’s John Stossel Awarded The Lanny Friedlander Prize at the Reason Media Awards

November 18, 2016

Foxs John Stossel Awarded The Lanny Friedlander Prize at the Reason Media Awards

November 18, 2016

2016 Reason Video Prize Finalists Announced

Reason Foundation will award $16,000 in video prizes at the Reason Media Awards on November 16 in New York City.

October 27, 2016

2016 Bastiat Prize Finalists Announced

Reason Foundation will award the Bastiat Prize and $16,000 in prizes to journalists at the Reason Media Awards on November 16 in New York City.

October 4, 2016

Arizonas Public Safety Pension Reform Will Help Improve the Plans Solvency

February 22, 2016