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$321 Billion in Stimulus Funding is Out the Door

Tue, 03/23/2010 - 09:38 — admin

by Sebastian Jones, ProPublica - March 23, 2010 8:53 am EDT
Stimulus spending by the Obama administration has reached roughly $321 billion, according to the latest numbers from Recovery.gov. That number includes $202 billion in spending and an estimated $119 billion in tax cuts.

New Investigations of Stimulus Waste, Fraud and Abuse

Mon, 03/22/2010 - 16:04 — admin

by Michael Grabell, ProPublica - March 22, 2010 3:32 pm EDT
A former public official sent to prison for corruption is now getting stimulus money for a Louisiana sidewalk project. A newspaper investigation uncovers shoddy work in Ohio’s weatherization program .

The Recovery Act is Working

Fri, 03/19/2010 - 12:13 — Sam Rosen-Amy

Thirty-eight of fifty-four economists can't be wrong. That's the number of economists who, in a recent survey by the Wall Street Journal ($), said that "the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act boosted growth and mitigated job losses." In other words, 70 percent of economists think that the Recovery Act has helped the nation. Looks like somebody's been reading the many, many official reports which have repeatedly said the exact same thing. But I guess something just isn't true until a majority of randomly selected Ph.Ds say it, right?

Federal Agencies: Stimulus Priorities Come At Expense of Non-Stimulus Work

Wed, 03/17/2010 - 12:56 — admin

by Marian Wang, ProPublica - March 16, 2010 2:41 pm EDT
With all the attention paid to the stimulus—to contractor waste and fraud, questionable job creation numbers, and inaccurate data—it’s easy to understand why federal agencies are

Federal Agencies: Stimulus Priorities Come At Expense of Non-Stimulus Work

Tue, 03/16/2010 - 16:46 — admin

by Marian Wang, ProPublica - March 16, 2010 2:41 pm EDT
With all the attention paid to the stimulus-—to contractor waste and fraud, questionable job creation numbers, and

Senate Acknowledges Need for More Accountability on Stimulus

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:13 — admin

by Marian Wang, ProPublica - March 12, 2010 10:28 am EDT
March 15: This post has been updated.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Implications of Changes in Participation Rates, March 11, 2010

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 01:00 — admin

This testimony is based on our report entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Fewer Eligible Families Have Received Cash Assistance Since the 1990s, and the Recession's Impact on Caseloads Varies by State." As a result of sweeping changes made to federal welfare policy in 1996 with the creation of TANF, welfare changed from a program entitling eligible families to monthly cash payments under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) to a capped block grant that emphasized employment and work supports for most adult participants who receive such assistance.

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