Five Missouri agencies on federal non-compliance list
By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST LOUIS — Five government agencies and businesses in Missouri made the latest non-compliers list for failing to report how they used money from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
The list, for the fourth quarter of 2011, identified 418 stimulus-fund recipients that failed to submit reports as required. Thirty-four recipients nationwide did not [...]
Broadband stimulus funding hearing includes controversial MN project
By Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A congressional subcommittee oversight hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C., will focus on “whether taxpayers are getting their money’s worth” out of $7.2 billion in broadband grants and loans under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Read More →Canadian firm will receive up to $50M stimulus dollars for Nevada solar plant
By Nevada Journal
LAS VEGAS — The company behind the recently opened Silver State North solar plant is eligible to receive up to $50 million in federal tax credits under the Obama administration’s “stimulus” legislation, even though the plant created only two full-time jobs.
NV’s John Oceguera side steps federal health law questions
By Sean Whaley | Nevada News Bureau
CARSON CITY — Assembly Speaker and 3rd Congressional District candidate John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, isn’t saying whether he supports the federal health care law now under review by the U.S. Supreme Court.
$10 million-plus in stimulus funds went unreported in last quarter of 2011
Recipients say reports were turned in, but after deadline
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Eight Pennsylvania entities that received more than $10 million in federal stimulus money failed to complete mandatory quarterly reports showing how the money was spent.
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