Sen. Donahue Seeks to Eliminate Prohibition on the Privatization of Food Services

By Kevin Mooney

04/01/2012

School boards should have the option to explore the possibility of privatizing food services as part of a larger effort aimed at maximizing classroom resources, Sen. Jack Donahue (R-Covington) and business representatives are set to argue this week

TAGS: cafateria, food service, Privatization, Sen Jack Donahue

Commentary: Jindal’s Budget Cutting Measures Lauded As Successful, Beneficial To Economy

By Jamison Beuerman

11/09/2011

Jindal has managed to keep Louisiana's unemployment rate at 7.1 percent- two points lower than the national average- and avoid raising taxes altogether.

TAGS: Bobby Jindal, louisiana b, Privatization

TSA’s Conflict Of Interest

By Jennifer Moreale

04/16/2010

Reason Foundation’s director of transportation policy Robert Poole offers a compelling argument for reforming airline security. His argument focuses on the conflicts of interest faced by the Transportation Security Administration. Established after 9/11, the TSA is a federal agency having both the job of screening passengers and baggage at airports and the job of regulating...

TAGS: Free Market, Privatization, Reason Foundation, Robert Poole, Transportation Security Administration

Privatizing Federal Assets And Operations

By Jennifer Moreale

03/29/2010

Most people agree that federal organizations such as the US Postal Service and Amtrak are far from being efficient. However, little has been done to improve their operations. On this matter, Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute makes a number of interesting points in Downsizing The Federal Government. Edwards argues for the privatization of several...

TAGS: Amtrak, Cato Institute, Chris Edwards, Downsizing The Federal Government, Free Market, Privatization, US Postal Service

Louisiana’s Commission on Streamlining Government

By Kevin Kane

05/11/2009

One of the bills to watch in this legislative session is SB 261, the companion piece to Bobby Jindal’s executive order establishing the Commission on Streamlining Government. I will have more to say about this bill, which should be heard in committee this week. To understand the significance of the Commission, I recommend this blog...

TAGS: Privatization, Streamlining Government

Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government

In their report “Antitrust & Enforcement: Letting Markets Work without Empowering Government,” Ted Bolema, Ph.D., J.D., Antitrust and Competition Fellow at the Innovators Network Foundation, and Vance Ginn, Ph.D., Chief Economist at the Pelican Institute, write that while the current frustrations with the size of large tech companies and censorship practices may be warranted, giving...

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