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  • Southern California Mobility Plan
    Southern California Mobility Plan

    A long-range plan to reduce traffic congestion, improve transit and fund infrastructure across Southern California

    Policy Study by Baruch Feigenbaum November 17, 2015

  • Best Practices for Setting Public Sector Pension Fund Discount Rates
    Best Practices for Setting Public Sector Pension Fund Discount Rates

    The main objective should be for pension plans to shift toward having discount rates reflect the risks of liabilities—not the potential performance of assets.

    Policy Brief by Anthony Randazzo and Truong Bui September 24, 2015

  • Sage Grouse Conservation: The Proven Successful Approach
    Sage Grouse Conservation: The Proven Successful Approach

    Keys to protecting and increasing the sage grouse population

    Policy Brief by Brian Seasholes September 21, 2015

  • Student-Based Budgeting Helps Principals Be More Effective Educators
    Student-Based Budgeting Helps Principals Be More Effective Educators

    Some school districts fear budget autonomy will distract principals but are finding it actually helps principals identify what is working and what is needed at their schools

    Policy Brief by Aaron Garth Smith September 1, 2015

  • Devastating Fires Show Forest Management Reforms Are Badly Needed
    Devastating Fires Show Forest Management Reforms Are Badly Needed

    How to fix the management of forests in the Northwest to better prevent and fight wildfires

    Policy Brief by Julian Morris September 1, 2015

  • Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions
    Assessing the Social Costs and Benefits of Regulating Carbon Emissions

    New analysis finds carbon emissions may have a net beneficial effect, recommends setting social cost of carbon at zero

    Policy Study by Julian Morris August 6, 2015

  • Truck-Friendly Tolls for 21st Century Interstates
    Truck-Friendly Tolls for 21st Century Interstates

    How to modernize the Interstate highway system and address the trucking industry's concerns about tolling

    Policy Study by Robert Poole July 22, 2015

  • A Market-Based Approach From Australia Can Help Solve California’s Water Crisis
    A Market-Based Approach From Australia Can Help Solve California’s Water Crisis

    Here are six fixes California can implement based on Australia's successful water allocation system reforms

    Policy Brief by Jeff Bennett and Julian Morris July 8, 2015

  • Paying Down Unfunded Pension Liabilities Through Asset Sales and Leases
    Paying Down Unfunded Pension Liabilities Through Asset Sales and Leases

    Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy June 29, 2015

  • School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization
    School Choice, Funding Portability, and Trends In Educational Privatization

    Education Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Lisa Snell and Aaron Garth Smith June 8, 2015

  • Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government
    Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government

    Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy May 31, 2015

  • Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections
    Developments in Criminal Justice and Corrections

    Criminal Justice and Corrections Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Lauren Krisai and Leonard Gilroy May 14, 2015

  • Developments in Transportation Finance and Infrastructure Investment
    Developments in Transportation Finance and Infrastructure Investment

    Transportation Finance Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Robert Poole May 14, 2015

  • Privatization of Toll Roads, Managed Lanes, Highways, Bridges
    Privatization of Toll Roads, Managed Lanes, Highways, Bridges

    Surface Transportation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Robert Poole May 14, 2015

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    Privatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security

    Air Transportation Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Robert Poole May 14, 2015

  • Federal Government Privatization Update
    Federal Government Privatization Update

    Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by John Palatiello May 14, 2015

  • Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
    Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government

    State Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2015

    Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell May 14, 2015

  • How to Reduce Florida’s Prison Population, Costs Without Compromising Public Safety
    How to Reduce Florida’s Prison Population, Costs Without Compromising Public Safety

    Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences and reform habitual offender and drug trafficking laws

    Policy Study by Lauren Krisai April 2, 2015

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