Freedom Foundation of Minnesota
Ridership on Track So Far, But Taxpayer Subsidies are Staggering
While the Northstar Commuter Rail line is meeting its start-up ridership goals so far, it may be an uphill climb to double monthly ridership by September as projected, even with passengers paying just a fraction of the heavily subsidized train’s true cost, according [...]

Lt. Governor Diane Denish has been stonewalling requests to produce all documents showing how she spent $225,000 in federal stimulus money.  When she has produced documents, they have shown her spending federal stimulus funds on political campaigns and extravagant use of state airplanes.  Her office has been forced to admit improper use of these funds. [...]

By Bill Osmulski
MacIver News Service
Wisconsin School District Justifies Unusual Stimulus Spending –
A $416,219.32 payment to WEA Trust for health insurance and $237,861.68 to utility companies from the New Holstein School District raises questions about how school districts across the country were allowed to spend federal stimulus money.
The MacIver Institute has been reviewing how [...]

From the beginning, Virginia has been one of the slowest states to put stimulus money to work. One year into the stimulus, Virginia has used about $300 million to create 454 jobs related to transportation projects. That counts for about half of the state’s total allotment.
Since 81,000 Virginians are on unemployment, that doesn’t seem to [...]

Green energy grants are a boon for foreign companies, some with San Diego connections.
By Brooke Williams and Kevin Crowe
Watchdog Institute
Of the more than $2 billion the federal government has given out to boost the economy and create green energy jobs, more than three-quarters has gone to foreign-owned companies that dominate the global wind power industry.
This [...]