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Did Los Angeles spend $2 million per job?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 05:17
Controllers Office reports spurred a lot of negative coverage about wasteful stimulus act spending. That’s not fair. Here’s the appropriate criticism

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Education, Data and the Communications War
Thursday, October 7, 2010 - 06:00
Bad news, good news. The latest GAO report about Recovery Act management paints a bleak picture about progress in educational reform at the local level. But the GAO's findings don't tell the whole story.

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Stimulus Watcher's Reading List
Wednesday, October 6, 2010 - 06:21
Intriguing articles, reports and commentary about the Recovery Act.

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Alabama: A Step in the Right Direction
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 05:53
A new performance section debuts on Alabama's website, Stimulus.Alabama.gov

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Lessons Learned: Share and Share Alike
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 05:45
A weekly phone call can go a long way.

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Stimulus Watcher's Reading List
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 07:15
Intriguing articles, reports and commentary about the Recovery Act.

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Avoiding the “Fire . . . .Ready. . . . Aim” Syndrome
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 - 07:15
Greensboro North Carolina wanted to make sure that three Recovery Act grants for energy efficiency are spent wisely. The key was to use the smaller grant to inform the work on the larger ones.

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The "ARRA Displacement" Phenomenon
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 07:59
Spending federal highway funds takes state resources. What happens when those resources are spread thin?

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Low-Income Housing: Tackling the Job Count
Monday, September 27, 2010 - 06:47
The GAO asked state housing finance agencies about the ways they were handling their stimulus-related job counting and reporting responsibilities. Here's a selection of the responses it received.

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Stimulus Watcher's Reading List
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 06:45
Intriguing articles, reports and commentary about the Recovery Act.

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