Interest in privatization has continued to surge over the last few months as state and local budget shortfalls continue to mount. Below is a roundup of recent articles on privatization, covering highlights from the last several weeks:
- “SE Valley GOP members ready to push spending cuts,” Arizona Republic
- “Can public-private partnerships save our infrastructure?,” Financial Post
- “UK’s Royal Mail to be part-privatized,” Forbes
- “Proposal to privatize UM meets criticism,” Detroit News
- “Japan plans to privatize sections of penal system,” Mainichi Daily News
- “O’Keeffe approves seven public-private school projects,” Belfast Telegraph
- “Jindal administration looking at major budget cuts,” Monroe News Star
- “Schools seek service bids, but no decision made yet on privatization,” Lansing State Journal
- “Privatizing hospitals weighed,” Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
- “Ga. commission weighs privatizing mental hospitals,” Macon Telegraph
- “Georgia government to privatize IT services,” Atlanta Business Chronicle
- “State eyes grocery store liquor sales,” The Union Leader
- “A toast to extending liquor privatization,” Regina Leader-Post
- “Having privately and publicly managed prisons in the same state brings benefits,” Vanderbilt University News
- “Privately run jail, fire department under cutting discussion,” Charlotte Sun
- “Private prisons trump state’s,” Florida Times-Union
- “Privatization discussed at medevac hearing,” Annapolis Capital
- “City Council approves privatization of parking meters,” Chicago Sun-Times
- “Prattville may privatize garbage pickup,” Montgomery Advertiser
- “Dunwoody already up, running Day 1 of cityhood,” Atlanta Journal Constitution
- “Panel weighs APM Terminal options: Investor or partner?,” The Virginian-Pilot
- “Pols mull Pike privatization,” Boston Herald
- “Des Moines to seek private bids for some jobs,” Des Moines Register
The October 29th roundup is here. “ Reason’s Annual Privatization Report 2008 “ Reason’s Privatization Research and Commentary