Republicans Opening the Door to Public/Private Partnerships

The cash generated by the leases or sales be reinvested in infrastructure, writes reporter John Hilkevitch:

"The initiative to loosen the reins on privatization, coming at a time of record federal and state deficits and the prospect of declining government spending on public infrastructure, runs counter to legislation that Democrat Durbin introduced Friday."

Hilkevitch reports on the controversies in Chicago over privatizing public infrastructure such as parking meters.