Daniels: House Democrats' privatization limits hurt taxpayers
Source: KEN KUSMER, Associated Press (IN), Fri, Feb. 16, 2007
Gov. Mitch Daniels criticized limits on the outsourcing of state services that House Democrats have written into a proposed state budget, saying Friday the restrictions would hurt taxpayers and favor big government.
He also said the limits might be bargaining chips that could be removed during budget negotiations later in the legislative session.
The proposed budget that House Democrats formally presented Friday would require legislative approval for any funding after mid-2008 to outsource the processing of food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits to an IBM Corp.-led partnership.