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Privatizing of some services may grow / 2 measures require governments to inventory activities

Source: By Leigh Dethman, Deseret Morning News (UT), Published: Thursday, March 6, 2008 12:08 a.m. MST


Outsourcing government services to the private industry could become more commonplace, under legislation passed by the 2008 Legislature.

Lawmakers approved a pair of bills requiring state and local governments to inventory all "competitive activities" that potentially could be done better -- and cheaper -- by the private sector.