Headlines
1. Greeley, CO residents protest UCCC privatization proposal
2. Special report: Should the public library no longer be public?
3. Audit of Arizona prison advances
4. IL: Blagojevich aide gives few answers on botched grant
5. MD: Opponents rally to block private school tax credit bill

News Summaries
1. Greeley, CO residents protest UCCC privatization proposal
About 40 residents protested a proposed privatization of the Union
Colony Civic Center on Tuesday night at the Greeley City Council
meeting saying outside control will hurt city-owned services never
meant to be run for profit. Greeley Tribune
2. Special report: Should the public library no longer be public?
Tewksbury, MA – While state and local governments seek privatization
of certain public functions such as trash collection, payroll
processing and road maintenance since the Reagan era’s push for
privatization, the concept of privatizing a public library is
relatively new. “I don’t see a way that a private company could save
money besides employee costs,” said Hinderer, who conducted her own
research along with the Board of Directors. “We give things away to
them in hope that they will give them back in an attempt to be
accessible to everyone. I don’t see a way a private company could save
money besides employee costs. Towns choose to establish a public
library for good reasons, it’s not in anyone’s best interest to have a
private company making decisions.” WicketLocal.com
3. Audit of Arizona prison advances
State lawmakers have tentatively approved a bill to audit a privately
run Arizona prison that holds more than 1,800 Hawai’i convicts. The
bill for an audit is advancing after recent Mainland media reports
cited a former Corrections Corporation of America manager who said he
was required to produce misleading reports about incidents in CCA
prisons. The Honolulu Advertiser
4. IL: Blagojevich aide gives few answers on botched grant
An Illinois House committee grilled a Blagojevich administration aide
for 90 minutes Wednesday about a botched $1 million grant to a private
school, but got little information. The State Journal-Register (Springfield)
5. MD: Opponents rally to block private school tax credit bill
Opponents of a bill to grant tax credits to businesses that give
scholarships to private schools are scrambling after being taken by
surprise by its scheduling. Capital News Service
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