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The Pros and Cons of Privatizing Government Functions Outsourcing may seem like a perfect solution for deficit-plagued governments, but the morning after can bring some unpleasant surprises. November 29, 2010 • Last summer, residents of Maywood, Calif., woke up one morning to find the government as they knew it gone. After years of corruption and mismanagement, the small, blue-collar city south of Los Angeles fired almost all of its employees, dismantled its police department and contracted with a neighboring city to take over most municipal tasks. On July 1, local officials announced that Maywood had become the country’s first city to be fully outsourced. ....
Officials defend return of Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force MUNCIE, Ind. The Muncie-Delaware County Drug Task Force ended operations in 2008 amid anger and allegations among local elected officials. Since then, the Muncie Police Department and the Delaware County Sheriff s Department have for the most part conducted their drug-related operations separately. Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman recently joined Sheriff Tony Skinner and Muncie Police Chief Nate Sloan in announcing the city-county drug task force was back. In later interviews, officials said the issues that ended task force operations more than a dozen years ago have long since been resolved and were based on controversies than had little to do with actual police work. ....