privatization

In a move to restore prison food service jobs to state workers, Gov. Rick Snyder proposed an end to Michigan’s use of a private food company, Trinity Food…

The Republican majority leader in the Senate, Arlan Meekhof, has introduced legislation that would allow city police departments to contract with a…

A free market think-tank says the use of private contractors in public schools has grown over the last decade and a half.Seventy percent of public school…

Sex with inmates - maggots in the food - smuggling drugs to inmates - undercooked or spoiled food.When is enough "enough" with Aramark, the food service…

I’d like to start the week with a thought that some will consider heresy: sometimes, privatization just doesn’t work.There are some functions and…

Detroit is following through on its effort to privatize garbage collection.Starting next week, a private contractor will pick up the trash for some…

Two in every three Michigan public school districts contract out at least one major service, like custodial, transportation or food service. That’s…

Update 4p.m.The home’s administrator Sara Dunne says the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs just completed an annual inspection of the home in April.…

Michigan will not privatize nearly $350 million in prisoner health care and food costs, keeping intact nearly 1,700 state workers' jobs.State Department…

The Detroit City Council has delayed voting on a contract to restructure the city’s water department.Detroit’s board of water commissioners and Mayor Dave…