WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday, giving car shoppers a few more days t...
Grant Cardone | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business
I don't believe any set of entrepreneurs could have gotten more out of a government program than car dealers did with Cash for Clunkers, and they should be applauded for making the most of it.
ProPublica | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics
When Obama introduced the stimulus, he made a promise of transparency: Every American will be able to see how we spend taxpayer dollars. Like so many noble ideas, that may be easier said than done.
Grant Cardone | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business
Sell, Sell, Sell is now the name of the game and if you aren't willing to embrace this fact you will experience hell, hell,and hell in the marketplac...
Randy Shaw | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics
Has Barack Obama abandoned the populist policies that got him elected, and done nothing for working people?
AP | DAN JOLING | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In a final spat with former Gov. Sarah Palin, the Alaska Legislature voted Monday to override her veto of $28.6 million in f...
Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics
We need time to give the Recovery plan a chance to work. Allow us to heal before tackling such a complex issue as health care. There's time for that later.
The Globe and Mail | Joseph Stiglitz | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business
The green shoots of economic recovery that many people spied this spring have turned brown, prompting concerns about whether the policy of jump-starti...
Harry Moroz | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
The stimulus package worked to make life better for "victims of the recession." What is disappointing is that the programs politicians had the most say in are the most flawed.
ProPublica | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics
by Michael Grabell and Jennifer La Fleur Since the economic stimulus bill passed nearly six months ago, the Obama administration has repeatedly pledg...
Ashley Rindsberg | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business
The auto industry (at least the retail end of it) is finally taking responsibility for itself in a way that benefits the public it serves. Perhaps Congress will follow suit.
Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business
Turbodog creates a pleasant stimulant-sensation at the back of my throat that metaphorically represents the stimulus needed by the small-business community.
Wall Street Journal | LOUISE RADNOFSKY and LESLIE EATON | Posted 09.02.2009 | Business
Strapped local and state governments are still spending on at least one activity: seeking stimulus money....
McClatchy | Christina Rexrode | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business
The shake-up in Bank of America Corp.'s boardroom, apparently orchestrated by the hand of government regulators, continued Friday evening, when the ba...
AP | DAN STRUMPF | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business
NEW YORK — This was one government stimulus plan that yielded quick results. Maybe too quick. Far more drivers signed up for the "cash for clun...
Reuters | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of jobs created or saved by infrastructure projects funded by the U.S. economic stimulus plan more than doubled in J...
AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Four major cities – New York, Seattle, Houston, and Pittsburgh – will get no money from a $1 billion economic stimulus ...
Sunlight Foundation. | Sunlight Foundation | Posted 08.27.2009 | Home
The White House's Office of Management and Budget released the administration's new stimulus lobbying rules on Friday, as John mentioned earlier. In s...
Jerry Chautin | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business
There can be a symbiotic relationship between small-business construction contractors, SBA and federal procurement officers.
Tom Gregory | Posted 08.26.2009 | Comedy
Congress has approved the "Cash For Clunkers" Bill. To qualify, drivers must admit to owning a vehicle whose appearance would be improved by an accident.
Harry Moroz | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
While the stimulus package directed $140 billion to state governments, the recovery act sent very little money directly to cities, which would generate longer-term dividends for federalism.
AP | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON - An outspoken Southern Republican says it's time to "put the brakes on" President Barack Obama, saying he's advocating too much government...
ProPublica | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
We at ProPublica have designed a public reporting assignment to gauge the stimulus' progress to date. It is an ambitious -- but doable -- undertaking.
AP | Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday fended off congressional skepticism about expanding the Fed's duties to police b...
New York Post | GEOFF EARLE | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business
Millions of dollars for pork. No, we mean actual pork. The NY Post reports today that the government is going on a stimulus spending "deli run," with ...
AP | KEN THOMAS and STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics