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- Spending Priorities Differ Among Politicians in Minnesota
- The Republican Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, just vetoed the a bill that funded economic development across the state. The reason given was that the City of St. Paul was using the bill to forgive a $33 million loan from the state used for a hockey arena in the...
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
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- Stimulus Package Report Card: Has It Worked?
- So far, at least some of the $787 billion stimulus package is showing signs of success. But what about the longer term? And will it have been worth the cost? The answer is that at least some of the spending has goosed the economy. But it’s a tricky...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Final Thoughts: What Would Turn Me Against Fiscal Stimulus
- Let me start off the last day of this debate by detailing things that would make me abandon my position, and rush to agree with Tyler Cowen that fiscal stimulus is just too dangerous a policy to risk using. As I see it, there are four legitimate...
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- Audit unit says it helped GSA save hundreds of millions of dollars
- The General Services Administration's Office of the Inspector General says its work in the second half of fiscal 2009 saved the agency more than $466 million.In its semiannual report to Congress, covering April 1 to Sept. 30, the inspector general said it made more than $268 million in financial recommendations...
- News items 2009-12-04
- Intel, Dell, Lenovo Part of Broadband Accessibility Initiative
- A number of technology providers, including Intel, Dell, Lenovo and Fujitsu, are part of an initiative spearheaded by Connected Nation to expand access to broadband to underserved areas, such as rural regions and inner cities. The Every Citizen Online program is seeking $24 million in federal economic stimulus money to...
- News items 2009-11-27
- The Business Council on the Rudd Stimulus Package | BTalk Australia
- (14min 55) After some argy-bargy in the Senate, the Australian government has passed a $42 billion fiscal stimulus package. About a third of the money will go in cash handouts to low and middle income earners, with most of the remainder allocated on infrastructure projects. There’s been...
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- 100,000 jobs to go if stimulus cut - Henry
- A Senate inquiry will today drill Treasury secretary Ken Henry and his department over stimulus measures. TREASURY Secretary Ken Henry has warned a further 100,000 jobs could be lost if the Federal Government's planned stimulus spending is scrapped. Addressing a Senate inquiry in Canberra today, Dr Henry said withdrawing the...
- News items 2009-10-08
- Who Will Get The Stimulus Funds?
- The Stimulus Bill worth over $780 billion passed by Congress last month will fund a wide variety of projects. From road repairs, to weatherizing houses, to teacher salaries to just regular local and state expenditures there is a great deal of money available to the private sector. Much...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Yes to Economic Restructuring; No to Universal Bankruptcy
- Tyler, in your previous post you wrote: The fact that aggregate demand must contract is a big part of what is driving the sectoral shifts and we don't want to recreate the previous allocation of resources. The key to recovery is to get these unemployed resources into new and...
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- Broadband stimulus awards delayed
- The federal agencies in charge of doling out $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus money are delaying the awards for the first round to December due to the unwieldy number of applications. "We're going to take a few more weeks here to get this right. We absolutely understand the need...
- News items 2009-10-29
- Eight Energy Projects the Stimulus Bill Could Fund
- The stimulus bill currently inching its way through Congress and Senate is intended to quickly add jobs, by pouring money into projects that can get underway immediately. Yet with over $800 billion poised to flood into the economy, it's surprising how hazy the details are. Most of the money is...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
- States Seek High-Speed Rail Money from Biden and LaHood
- It seems like almost every state is hoping to garner some of the $13 billion earmarked for high-speed rail in the federal stimulus package. But Vice President Joseph Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who are spearheading the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act rail project, were quick to say...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- Best Health and Retirement Plans for the Self-Employed
- As an entrepreneur, you need to become your own benefits manager. This guide will show you how to find the right health and retirement plans with the least amount of headaches. Health Benefits 1. Grab the subsidized COBRA deal, if...
- Articles 2009-08-27
- Daschle Cautions Against Using Social Security for Stimulus Package.
- By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 25--Tom Daschle says he doesn't want the federal government to "Enron" American citizens. Opposing parts of a Republican economic stimulus package during a conference call with reporters...
- Research articles 2002-01-25
- Financial Federal Corp. F2Q09 (Qtr End 01/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Sameer Gokhale -Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Please proceed. Sameer Gokhale - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Thank you. I just had a question again any about your expected impact of the stimulus bill, now that’s been passed. The...
- Earnings calls 2009-03-04
- Congress Eyes Housing Stimulus Package
- Congressional Democrats were negotiating with the Bush administration last week on a plan that would help rescue millions of threatened homeowners.Both the House and Senate are expected to take up the housing stimulus package when they return next week from their Easter Recess. The major parts of the proposal would...
- Research articles 2008-03-24
- Surplus of applicants for federal broadband stimulus money triggers a delay
- By Tim Conneally, Betanews Everybody is scrambling for his or her broadband stimulus money. 5:00 p.m. EDT today was scheduled to be the deadline for funding applications under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, but because of overwhelming traffic on the government's servers, the deadline has been extended to next...
- News items 2009-08-14
- Cash for Clunkers Pilfers Renewable Energy Loan Program
- Cash for clunkers, the popular federal car trade-in program that ripped through $1 billion in a less than a month, has been extended thanks to money pilfered from a different stimulus fund that provides loan guarantees to clean energy projects. The Senate approved Thursday night extending the clunkers program by providing another $2 billion,...
- Blog posts 2009-08-07
- Florida Solar Industry Group Calls for Offshore Drilling
- A Florida business advocacy, the Florida Solar Energy Industries Association, wants to fill the state's green energy fund by taxing oil from offshore drilling. At first blush, the suggestion seems bizarre. But on second thought: Why not? Maybe it's the years of Greenpeace-style activism by environmentalists that...
- Blog posts 2009-10-02
- U.S. Auto Sales Boom But Clunker Hangover Looms
- By David Bailey and Helen Massy-Beresford DETROIT/PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales boomed in August as consumers burned through $3 billion in government incentives, leaving automakers to contend with both inventory shortages and uncertain demand in the months ahead. Ford Motor Co reported a 17 percent monthly sales gain on...
- News items 2009-09-01
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