Governor's privatization plans attract controversy
Source: Tom Walker/Eyewitness News, WTHR (IN), Aug 7, 2007 05:23 PM
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels wants to privatize part of the state welfare system, but his opponents are vowing to go all the way to the top to stop him.
....... Now a bill in Congress may force Indiana to back out of a $1 billion contract to screen Hoosiers seeking welfare. One of the largest public employee unions says that only shows what a bad deal it is. "If in fact that's true that it's gonna cost the state of Indiana $60 to $125 million to get out of a contract that's not working, then that seems to me a prime example of a government getting fleeced by a private contractor," said Kerry Korpi, AFSCME.