Privatization and Government Reform Newsletters
Reason Foundation's Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter examines the latest news and developments in the arena of privatization, public-private partnerships and market-based government reform policies.
Previous issues of this newsletter are below. Reason's privatization research is available here and additional government reform research is here.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Impact of occupational licensing, ESG investing, and more
Plus: Outsourcing sewer and water operations, nuclear power for the Air Force, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Expensive ambulances, Jackson’s water crisis, FDA reform, and more
Plus: Promising results for a jail diversion program, why Congress should ignore the NCAA, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Rethinking K-12 transportation, water needs, and more
Plus: Paying for highways and bridges, housing costs and regulations, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Trends in aviation, Arizona water P3s, and more
Plus: Michigan budget issues, government failures in Flint, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Savas Award and Annual Privatization Report 2022
Plus municipal water system soundness, transportation finance, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Surface transportation trends, revenue-risk, and more
Plus: Surface transportation trends, regulations limiting housing supply and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Municipal golf losses, sewer sale, and more
Plus: Privatizing liquor sales in Pennsylvania, converting empty schools to housing, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Federal recovery funds raw deal for taxpayers, state-operated cannabis stores, and more
Plus: Lawsuits might free up government spending data, streamlining public information requests, Philadelphia airport parking P3, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Telehealth laws, impact fees, and more
Plus, reforming underperforming schools, water outsourcing, private student housing, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: U.S. debt and inflation risks, New York City’s correctional staffing problems and more.
Plus: Municipalities’ impractical efforts to expand ESG investing and the latest public-private partnership news from across the country.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Federal COVID-19 relief mostly unspent, promise for worker freedom, and more
Plus: Greater competition in alcohol distribution, Army base water privatization deal, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform News: Transportation P3s, solutions for space debris, and more
Plus: Capitol Hill’s spending spree continues amid inflation concerns, anticompetitive California EMS bill gets (some) redemption, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Expanding Telehealth Access, Interstate Rest Area Commercialization, and More
Plus: Connecticut’s public infrastructure needs private sector help, Alaska DMV privatization proposal withdrawn, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Local Revenues Exceeding Expectations, Protecting Digital Privacy, and More
Plus: Puerto Rico seeks renewables and storage, Hawaii awards Medicaid contracts, Fresno State closes on energy public-private partnership, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Funding Infrastructure, Retiree Health Care Liabilities, and More
Plus: State revenue figures exceed expectations during pandemic, executive order on private prisons, Mississippi privatization bills, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Contracting Mass Transit Services, a Government-Owned 5G Network , and More
Plus: More delays for USPS fleet contract, Boston looks to sell parking garage, state and local budget deficits, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: 2020 Voters’ Guides, Federal Deficits, and More
Plus: Private sector’s facilitating role in water systems, Puerto Rico finalizes energy deal, private prisons face lawsuits, and more.
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Privatization and Government Reform Newsletter: Transportation Finance, Telemedicine Services During Coronavirus and More
Plus: The damage done by California’s AB5, congressional action needed on the U.S. Postal Service, and more.