Vittorio Nastasi
Director of Criminal Justice Policy, Reason Foundation
Vittorio Nastasi is the director of criminal justice policy at Reason Foundation.
Nastasi works on criminal justice reform, healthcare regulation, occupational licensing, and environmental policy issues at Reason Foundation.
His work has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Orange County Register, Palm Beach Post, and Tallahassee Democrat, among others.
Prior to joining Reason, Nastasi worked with the James Madison Institute and the DeVoe L. Moore Center focusing on land-use regulation, occupational licensing, and criminal justice reform.
Nastasi graduated from Florida State University with bachelors degrees in Economics and Political Science.
He is based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 3 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 3, which would change state elections to a top-two open primary election.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 2 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 2, which would increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.
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Florida Ballot Initiative Analysis: Amendment 1 (2020)
A voters' guide to Florida's Amendment 1, which would change the language of the Florida state constitution to state that only citizens of the US, rather than every citizen of the US, are qualified to vote in Florida elections.
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Tackling Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Crisis Is Going to Be a Key to Economic Recovery
Another outbreak of toxic blue-green algae would further damage Florida's already struggling tourism industry.
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Solving Florida’s Blue-Green Algae Bloom Crisis
Algal blooms and their associated health risks have the potential to hurt large segments of Florida’s economy and public well-being.
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Florida Legislation Addresses Toxic Blue-Green Algae Blooms
These reforms are a strong step toward addressing Florida’s water quality crisis.
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Florida Passes Major Occupational Licensing Reform But More Needs to Be Done
These reforms rightly deserve praise as a major step in the right direction, but there is still ample room for further licensing deregulation in Florida.
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Unnecessary Licensing Laws Are Contributing to the Criminal Justice Crisis
Several studies have linked occupational licensing laws to higher rates of recidivism.
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Housing Regulations and Occupational Licensing Are Hurting Millennials
From high housing prices to limited employment opportunities, government is the cause of, not the solution to, the challenges we face.
