Running away from the competition

Running away from the competition

Basketball is a game of runs but when the Monticello girls’ basketball team is playing, that statement is true only for one team. After the Magic’s latest big wins over Big Lake and St. Francis, the red and black are…

Rooting out the competition

Arizona has an intricate process for figuring out who it will pay for state services.But not if lawmakers make it so only one company can get the contract.Procurement is purposely complicated and bureaucratic to ensure transparency and oversight in how taxpayer funds are spent and to mitigate fraud. But state lawmakers have found ways to carry out sole source procurements using a tactic known as a “vendor bill.”State agencies can use a process c…