GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE wants to raise to 15% the minimum standards for government contracting awarded to minority-and -women-owned businesses./AP FILE PHOTO
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s fiscal 2024 budget plan includes a request for $123,000 for additional enforcement of minimum standards for government contracting awarded to minority-and women-owned businesses. Gov. McKee also wants to raise the current 10% minimum to 15%, despite the state having only met or exceeded the current goal three times, including last fiscal…