Here’s some welcome news. Yesterday, President Obama issued a memo calling on his administration to conduct what The Atlantic’s Marc... View Article
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Of the 100 projects listed in the 100 Days, 100 Projects report, 37 come from newspaper, wire service and broadcast outlets. So why is government depending on Nexis searches for its data on Recovery spending?
Got everything into a spread sheet -- I'll play with it a bit more tomorrow.
Continue readingWest Virginia…
...is apparently in the Midwest. Look at project numbers 56 and 57 in the 100 Days, 100 Projects report...
Continue readingHow much stimulus money does it take to screw in a compact fluorescent light bulb?
Apparently $109.5 million. From the aforementioned 100 Days, 100 Projects report:
The New York State Veteran's Home at St. Alban's, in Jamaica, New York, is using $109.5 million in Recovery Act spending to install more efficient motors, variable speed drive units, lighting, ballasts, lighting sensors, daylight sensors and to replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs. All of these improve the energy efficiency of the facility, lower costs, and lessen its impact on the environment.
Just curious -- let's say the improvements cut the facility's power bills by half. How many years will it take ...
Continue readingOpen Secrets of 100 Days, 100 Projects
Hm. The Obama Administration released a new report on Recovery spending, 100 Days, 100 Projects. "As we worked to compile the Report, all of us were struck by the very personal stories that we came across. We learned that Recovery is about more than just projects. It's about helping people who have been hit hard by the worst recession of our lifetimes," the blog post announcing the work states.
Curious, I started scrolling through. It's loaded with tidbits like this:
Jobs & Job Training: 15. The president of New Hampshire paving company Continental Paving estimates he would have had ...Continue reading
Congressional Statements of Expenditures, the MP Expense Scandal, and the Case for Transparency
What would happen here in the States if congressmen were revealed to have used their office allowances (Member’s Representational Allowance)... View Article
Continue readingFun with Lines and Dots and Open Source Code
Anthony Mattox, a very talented student at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), recently released some processing code called WikiWeb... View Article
Continue readingDelving into Rep. Lewis’ earmark requests
Ben Goad reports for the Press Enterprise that Rep. Jerry Lewis, former chair and now ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, earmarked $96 million for firms represented by Innovative Federal Strategies, which was once under federal investigation:
Inland Rep. Jerry Lewis is requesting more than $96 million in federal earmarks for clients of Washington lobbyists whose dealings with the veteran lawmaker were part of a criminal investigation launched three years ago.Would-be recipients of the earmarks, including Inland cities, agencies, hospitals and defense contractors with local branches, paid more than $1.3 million to the firm -- more than a third ...
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What you need to know about Supreme Court nominations
Today’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court will set off the usual partisan bromides about judicial activists, up... View Article
Continue readingSearching for Clarity in the Five Day Pledge
Today’s Washington Times has a review of President Obama’s pledge to post legislation online before signing it, where Press Secretary... View Article
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