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Sunday, July 16, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - "‘Buy Indiana’ gives outsiders in-state perks"

Niki Kelly of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has a long investigative piece today on "Buy Indiana." It begins:

INDIANAPOLIS – At first blush, it might seem that Gov. Mitch Daniels’ new administration is doing a great job steering Indiana’s public purchasing dollars to companies in the state.

A recent “Buy Indiana” report tracking state expenditures on goods and services from July 1, 2005, to June 19, 2006, shows that 81 percent of the dollars are going to Indiana entities.

That is if you consider the University of Cincinnati and the University of Utah to be from Indiana.

The state’s report does – qualifying them as Indiana companies under the “principal place of business” designation.

Or at least it did until a recent analysis by The Journal Gazette identified the errors.

A side-bar lists "the top 15 entities receiving Indiana public purchasing dollars from July 1, 2005, to June 18, 2006."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 16, 2006 07:31 AM
Posted to Indiana Government