Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Privatization in Indiana--rolling it back?

Indy's News Center - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis - Live. Local. First.: "Legislators could soon order a freeze in the privatization of food stamp eligibility determinations. Social services advocacy groups want them to go farther.

A coalition of labor-backed groups and advocates for the poor and senior citizens has opposed the privatization from the beginning. Now those groups want legislators to roll back the privatization in the 59 counties where it's already taken effect, and order an audit of the IBM-led consortium.

Former Vigo County welfare director Glenn Cardwell says one in five people denied food stamps the last six months shouldn't have been, the fourth worst rate in the country."

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