GAO Warns on Federal Fiscal Outlook
My latest commentary discusses the GAO's latest Federal Fiscal Outlook, which as one might expect is not bullish on our fiscal future:Back in December, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
View ArticlePrivatization & Government Reform Newsletter #17 (April 2015 edition)
The April 2015 edition of the Privatization & Government Reform Newsletter is now online. Topics covered in this issue include:FEDERAL: GAO Warns on Federal Fiscal OutlookREGULATION: Legalize...
View ArticlePublic-Private Partnerships Hedge Managed Toll Lane Risks
Public Works Financing Greenfield express toll lane projects are still relatively new in the public-private partnership (P3) concession world. Besides the original SR 91 Express Lanes that opened in...
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Implementing Best Value Procurement in Oklahoma
Innovators in Action 2015 In recent decades, governments have increasingly adopted “best value” procurement as a more nuanced approach to purchasing goods and services, compared to the traditional—and...
View ArticleInnovators in Action (May 2015 edition): Implementing Best Value Procurement...
The latest interview in Reason Foundation's Innovators in Action 2015 series focuses on the state of Oklahoma's use of a type of best value procurement known as the Performance Information Procurement...
View ArticlePrivate Transit Services Vital to Improving U.S. Transit Options
Since World War II, most cities have taken over private bus services and run them as monopolies. But with the steady expansion of the private sector bus industry in recent years it is time for...
View ArticleReforms Needed to Combat Mistreatment of Special-Needs Students in California
Orange County Register Some special education students in California elementary schools are being tied to chairs in classrooms, being left alone while locked in small rooms at school and being harshly...
View ArticleBRT Better Solution than Purple Line for Maryland Suburbs
A cloud of uncertainty has been hanging over the Purple Line since Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s election in November 2014. During the run-up to the election Hogan publicly spoke out against the...
View ArticlePrivatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in State Government
Annual Privatization Report 2015 This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in...
View ArticleFederal Government Privatization Update
Annual Privatization Report 2015 This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private partnerships in the federal...
View ArticlePrivatization of Airports, Air Traffic Control and Airport Security
Annual Privatization Report 2015 The Air Transportation section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 provides an overview of the latest on privatization and public-private...
View ArticlePrivatization of Toll Roads, Managed Lanes, Highways, Bridges
Annual Privatization Report 2015 This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest on toll roads, managed lanes and other news on...
View ArticleDevelopments in Transportation Finance and Infrastructure Investment
Annual Privatization Report 2015 This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 analyzes major developments in the financing of surface and air transportation infrastructure....
View ArticleDevelopments in Criminal Justice and Corrections
Annual Privatization Report 2015 This section of Reason Foundation's Annual Privatization Report 2015 provides a comprehensive overview of the latest on criminal justice reform, public-private...
View ArticleImproved Accountability System Can Help Texas' Failing Schools
The Texas system of accountability allows underperforming schools to settle for mediocrity. To obtain the state’s Met Standard rating a school has to perform adequately on four performance indices that...
View ArticleMoney Alone Canâ??t Buy School Equity
Years of legal, political, and bureaucratic wrangling have left Texas with a convoluted school finance system that fails to provide students with equitable funding. Proposed legislation during the...
View ArticleAnnual Privatization Report Examines How Public-Private Partnerships Are...
Reason Foundation’s Annual Privatization Report chronicles trends and developments in public-private partnerships, competitive sourcing, and infrastructure investment across the world. The report...
View ArticleIt's Time for Congress to Separate Air Traffic Control From the FAA
Orange County Register In March, more than six million passengers passed through Los Angeles International Airport, and John Wayne Airport handled over 832,000 passengers. The uptick in passengers and...
View ArticleSpecial Interests Use Amtrak Accident to Push for Unneeded Solutions
After a tragedy, the knee-jerk reaction is to take some action. It does not matter if that action actually fixes the problem, as long as something is done. As a result of the Amtrak train derailment in...
View ArticleLawmakers Should not Speed-up Positive Train Control Deadline
Trains are among the safest form of transportation but on rare occasions when crashes occur, the death toll is often high. The crash earlier this week of a Northeast Regional train en route from...
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