Scott Livingston: Will state retreat from open competition? 

Posted: 6:48 pm Mon, February 20, 2012
By Scott Livingston

The General Assembly has been asked to take a giant step backward into an era of fraud, waste of taxpayer funds and favoritism in the awarding of government contracts by repealing major features of the state’s model procurement law, including the requirement for a fair and objective bidding process. Certain state officials are now urging passage ...