Audit questions Calif. corrections dept. report of jobs saved with federal stimulus money State auditors said that California corrections officials overstated how many ...
Hawaii legislators to examine use of federal stimulus money for health and welfare programs A joint panel of the Hawaii Legislature will examine ...
Newspaper's analysis finds federal stimulus has brought Michigan few private-sector jobs The federal stimulus funding that has reached Michigan so far has created few private-sector jobs and some recipients of the cash have overstated the number of jobs created or protected, an ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The scandal-hit liberal grass-roots group ACORN sued the U.S. government on Thursday, saying it did not have the right to cut off ACORN's federal funding because the group had not been convicted of a crime. The U.S. Congress ...
Colorado to receive federal grant for clean-tech export to China, Mexico Colorado will receive a $363,135 federal grant to promote clean-technology exports to China and Mexico. State officials announced the grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday. The Colorado International Trade ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida's Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville top a list of the 10 most dangerous U.S. cities for walking. According to a study released on Monday by Transportation for America, in the last 15 years more than 76,000 Americans have ...
Stimulus patches part of Oregon schools' budget gap; districts face more uncertainty The math isn't so hard when it comes to the faculty of the Tigard-Tualatin school district. This year, the district employs 640 teachers on a full-time equivalent basis. That's 56 ...
Sparks fly from US city halls as streetcars become objects of desire, scorn A streetcar revival in American cities isn't just kicking up sparks from the tracks, they're flying down at city hall, too. In Idaho's capital, a proposed $60 million trolley ...
More than $1.4B in federal stimulus money spent in Washington state, with more on the way More than $1.4 billion in federal stimulus money has been spent in Washington state, and the influx of cash has helped pay for tens of thousands ...
New Mexico legislative leaders see federal money as option for governor to ease agency cuts New Mexico legislative budget leaders said that Gov. Bill Richardson can use federal economic stimulus money to soften the blow to administration agencies and state programs from ...
Obama administration about to award energy grants for cutting-edge scientific research One failing of the Bush administration was the lack of federal funding it committed to scientific research and development. A case in point: Its creation in 2007 of a research agency ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a stopgap funding measure to keep the government running through December 18 as lawmakers continue to work on spending bills for the current fiscal year. The temporary spending bill, which was ...
