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Two lumps of bitter with your tea: Anti-Stimulus pile-on at the Post

By | 11.10.09 | 9:01 am

The Denver Post published a factchecking piece on the disparity between the number of jobs reported to have been created so far in the state by the American Recovery Act and the number of actual jobs created. Turns out…

Six months of stimulus: Follow the money, if you can

By | 08.21.09 | 4:12 pm

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act celebrated its six-month anniversary this week. ProPublica looks back at six months of stimulus coverage and finds a mixed record on one key aspect of the package: how well the government has met its…

For now, stimulus funds stabilizing Colorado schools

By | 08.19.09 | 8:39 am

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan may be talking big about promoting innovation with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) education dollars, but Colorado schools won’t see any sweeping developments this fall. That doesn’t mean, however, that the stimulus program won’t be making an impact. Federal Recovery funds are being used to prop up current programs and to lay the groundwork for more ambitious future change.