Cities only received about 3 percent of the dollars allocated in the first round of Recovery Act broadband grants. University of Illinois Professor Karen Mossberger (left) questions the wisdom of this decision.

Public transportation projects generate more jobs per dollar spent than highway projects. But is that a good thing?

“Whenever a program is created with taxpayer dollars, the government has an obligation to continually measure the performance of that program.”--New Jersey Comptroller Matthew Boxer

Here's a list of Recovery Act blog entries from the last several months. It's organized by Recovery Act topics as well as general government themes.