Selling of state property given green light in Wisconsin - Scott Bauer, Associated Press

A broad array of state properties, including prisons, university dormitories, power plants and highways, could be sold to private buyers without going through a public bidding process, under a provision approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday. The Republican-controlled Joint Finance Committee went along with Gov. Scott Walker's original call to allow for the sale of the properties, but added a couple significant restrictions. No sale could go through without approval of the committee, and state-owned property funded with at least 50 percent federal funds or gifts or grants could not be sold. Democrats said the authority given was too broad and could lead to the sale of such Wisconsin landmarks as the Capitol and Camp Randall Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Selling-of-state-property-given-green-light-4533432.php