Federal Stimulus

Let's Rebuild Brooklyn With Federal Job Money

Alan Singer | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: New York Subway, Infrastructure, Jobs, Green Infrastructure, Bicycles, Prospect Park, Barack Obama, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Infrastructure, Brooklyn Jobs, Federal Stimulus, New York News
Alan Singer

NYC Councilmembers are polling constituents to find out about needed capital improvement projects in local neighborhoods such as street repairs, new parks, and public artworks.

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Three Reasons Why The Recovery Is A Long Way Off

The Fiscal Times | JAMES C. COOPER | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Unemployment Rate, Jobless, Jobs, Federal Reserve, Economic Recovery, Ben Bernanke, Federal Stimulus, Capital, Barlcays, Business News

Fiscal stimulus doesn't last forever. At some point, the economic boost from temporary increases in government spending and one-off tax cuts goes away...

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Summer 2011 To Be Worst For Teen Jobs

Reuters | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Teen Employment, u.s. Economic Growth, Chicago, Northeastern University, High School, Seasonal Emplyoment, Summer Jobs, Joblessness, Federal Stimulus, Teenagers, Business News

A record-low one in four U.S. teenagers will land a summer job in the coming months as a result of a still-poor job market and lost federal fundin...

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On the Road to Recovery, Smart Transportation Policies Stimulate the Economy and Create Jobs

Geoffrey Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smart Growth America, U.S. Economy, ARRA 2009, State Spending, Economic Stimulus Package, American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Obama Administration, Jobs, Smart Growth, Federal Stimulus, Job Creation, Politics News
Geoffrey Anderson

By prioritizing the care of existing infrastructure and public transportation, states can stretch precious transportation dollars further, put more Americans back to work, and help our economy grow.

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BP Kern Power Plant Project Gets Millions In Stimulus, Despite Oil Spill And Criminal Probe

California Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hydrogen Energy Plant, Energy, Rio Tinto, California, Bp, Carbon Emissions, Doe, Oil Spill, Heca, Kern, Federal Stimulus, Coal, Power Plant, Petroleum Coke, Green News

The federal government is giving a joint venture involving oil giant BP millions of dollars in stimulus money to build a power plant on farmland near ...

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For The Good Of The Kids? Highly Regarded Principal Forced Out So School Can Get Federal Funds

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Stimulus, School Funding, Joyce Irvine, Good Principal Fired, Education, Politics News

It's hard to find anyone here who believes that Joyce Irvine should have been removed as principal of Wheeler Elementary School. John Mudasigana, on...

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More Stimulus Needed to Reduce Unemployment

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Economy, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Stimulus, Employment, Politics News
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Those who think that the federal deficit and the national debt preclude a stronger stimulus should take a look at the facts.

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'Mancession' Subsides And 'Man-covery' Begins As Firms Hire Males

DailyFinance | DAVID SCHEPP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Female-Work-Force, Male Workforce, Father's Day, Federal Stimulus, Recession, Business News

But as the economy has revived, so it seems has the market for male-dominated jobs. Men over 20 have recorded four consecutive months of employment ga...

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Chistina Romer, Obama Economic Adviser, Urges Futher Moves To Boost The Economy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Christina Romer, State Budgets, Economy, Local Budgets, Unemployment Benefits, Federal Stimulus, Stimulus, Unemployment Extension, Business News

PARIS — It would be a mistake for the U.S. to rapidly wind down fiscal stimulus measures to bring down the deficit, one of President Barack Obam...

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Federal Stimulus Program Pours $54 Million Into Wine Train Project

California Watch | Lance Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Lance Williams, California Watch NAPA - The corporate shareholders live in tribal villages in the outback of western Alaska. The CEO is in South ...

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'Cash For Appliances' Announcement Expected Within Weeks

washingtonpost.com | Peter Whoriskey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Appliance Trade-in Program, Cash for Appliances, Energy Star, Cash for Clunkers, Council of Economic Advisers, Federal Stimulus, Barack Obama, Business News

On the heels of its ballyhooed "Cash for Clunkers" program for cars, the federal government is expected to finalize details in the coming weeks of ano...

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The Case For More Stimulus: NYT

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The consensus among economists is that the recession is over, and, technically, the herd is probably right. Corporate profitability has been boosted b...

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Rural Broadband Internet Access To Expand

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Access, Internet, Information Technology, Cable, Governor's Office, Wireless, Fiber, Dsl, Colorado, Broadband, High Speed Internet, Federal Stimulus, Connected Nation, Satellite, Denver News

DENVER - About 97 percent of Colorado households have some high-speed Internet service available without an extraordinary commitment of resources, but...

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Stimulus Saved 30,000 Jobs - With $2.2 Billion In Spending

nytimes.com | MICHAEL COOPER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Businesses that got stimulus contracts directly from the federal government reported creating or saving 30,383 jobs so far, according to data publishe...

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'Great Recession' Hitting New York Hard: Report

WXXI | Karen DeWitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, NEW YORK (WXXI) - A new report finds that while New York has been hit hard by the so-called "Great Recession," federal stimulus monies have bu...

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270,000 People Have Fallen Prey To Stimulus Scams

bloomberg.com | Angela Greiling Keane | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- "Opportunistic fraudsters" are exploiting the recession and pitching deals they link to the U.S. stimulus package, cheating co...

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Brooklyn Heights Secures $650G Stimulus For Streetlamps

New York Daily News | Ben Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Let there be light - expensive light - on the streets of Brooklyn Heights, some locals say. The upscale neighborhood is getting 65 new streetlamps th...

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States, Cities Spend Millions To Attract Stimulus Money

wsj.com | By LOUISE RADNOFSKY and LESLIE EATON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Towns, cities, counties and states across the country spent a total of $21.4 million on lobbyists between April and June, up 2.7% from the first quart...

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Federal Stimulus Helped States Plug Budgets: Govs

AP | EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS | Posted 05.25.2011

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BILOXI, Miss. — A bipartisan group of governors said Saturday that the federal stimulus package helped states avoid deep budget cuts during the ...

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New York's Untouched Stimulus Money: Billions Remain Unspent

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Even as New York rushes to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money for roads and bridges, billions more a...

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Second Stimulus: GOP Unifies Against More Spending

AP | Philip Elliott, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans lined up Sunday in opposition to a second economic stimulus package, a rare demonstration of unity from an out-of-power...

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Stimulus Funds Go To Improving Energy In Texas

myhighplains.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 218-million-dollars in federal stimulus funds are being made available to Texas for public sector energy improvements....

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Geithner: Stimulus Working, Derivatives Blindsided Government

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Despite persistently high unemployment, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Friday the Obama administration's economic stimulu...

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Federal Stimulus Website Redesign Could Cost $18M

ABC News | Ned Potter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The idea was transparency. If the Obama administration was spending $797 billion as stimulus money to jump-start the economy, end the recession and br...

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Second Stimulus: How Would It Go Down?

Slate Magazine | Christopher Beam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rumblings about a second stimulus package began over the weekend, when Vice President Joe Biden told George Stephanopoulos on This Week that the admin...

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