Politics
Bill would let auditing firms collect state's overpayments
By Christopher Quinn
Feb 25, 2011A bill passed in the state Senate on Thursday that would allow private firms to help the state recover overpayments.
Sen. Mitch Seabaugh, R-Sharpsburg, proposes in Senate Bill 8 that private firms contract with the state to perform audits and collect from vendors any overpayments Georgia had made to them. The firms would be able to keep up to 20 percent of the money it collects. The bill passed 32-16.
About the Author
Christopher Quinn is a writer and editor who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1999. He writes stories on Veterans Affairs, business including high-tech growth in metro Atlanta, Georgia's $72 billion farm economy, and he oversees assigning and editing news obituaries.
