Welfare privatization / Daniels: System safe, will save state $340M
Source: By Tim Evanstim, Indianapolis Star, November 30, 2006
Safeguards built into a $1.16 billion privatization contract should spare Hoosiers applying for welfare programs from problems that plagued similar projects in Florida and Texas, state officials say. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Wednesday that he will move ahead with the controversial project, which would change the way nearly one in six state residents apply for assistance programs, and hopes to sign a contract with a business group headed by IBM next month.
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