Posts Tagged privatization
Outsourcing The Taxing Power
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Local Government, Uncategorized on February 7th, 2010
There is a lively debate currently raging over the apparent intent of the Ballard Administration to sell Indianapolis’ water and sewer utilities. Most of the criticism centers on allegations that the decision-making process has been less than transparent—that whatever the merits of an ultimate deal, the public has been largely shut out of the discussions.
In [...]
The Problem with Faith-Based Contractors
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on November 12th, 2009
There really is no constitutional problem with government contracting with religious organizations for purely secular services. The state can purchase medical care or babysitting or welfare services from any organization, religious or secular, having the capacity to deliver those services in a constitutionally appropriate way–i.e., without proselytizing vulnerable populations, etc.
A problem that is rarely discussed, however, has become [...]
Our Current Mess–a recent rant
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on April 18th, 2009
[The other night, I spoke to the Washington Township Democratic Club, and thought I'd post those remarks here.]
When I labeled this talk “The Current Mess” it was because I hadn’t decided what to talk about, and I figured “mess” covered pretty much anything I might choose—locally, I might be talking about our Mayor. (People tell [...]
A Very Tangled Web: Public and Private Redux
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Academic Papers on April 14th, 2009
A Very Tangled Web: Public and Private Redux
A Cautionary Tale
Terre Haute is a mid-sized town on the western border of Indiana. In 2007, it held municipal elections, and voted in a new mayor, Duke Bennett. Bennett had defeated the former mayor, Kevin Burke. Shortly after the election, Burke sued to have Bennett declared ineligible [...]
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