STIMULUS
Check stimulus money
A new Web site, www.StimulusWatch.org, makes it easier for taxpayers to see how federal stimulus money is being spent locally. While much information remains sketchy, the Web site does give figures an...
Posted on 11/25/09 at 5:26 AM
Web site tracks stimulus funds
Residents have a new way of tracking how federal economic stimulus funds are spent by Washington County.By Scott Wente , September 21, 2009
Viewpoint: Pause before grabbing federal dollars
Our county leadership must exercise care and caution when considering federal monies under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.By Marisa Novak , August 24, 2009
Stimulus money funds basic education
The Washington County Workforce Center will enhance Adult Basic Education (ABE) offerings in its programs, using additional federal stimulus money in a FastTrac Supplemental Plan for the coming year.August 10, 2009
Stimulus to ease Woodbury traffic
Always seem to catch the red lights along Woodbury Drive?By Scott Wente , August 07, 2009
Viewpoint: County trying to use stimulus money wisely
"New-found gains require discipline and planning to be used wisely and effectively.”By Myra Peterson , July 27, 2009
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Fed money helps road work
Minnesota newsST. PAUL – In the next few days, Minnesotans will see federal economic stimulus funds in the form of orange barrels.
By Don Davis and Scott Wente , May 04, 2009
Police seek stimulus funds for more officers
Cottage Grove’s Public Safety Department is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus money in hopes of adding to its 39-person police force, something not done since 2005, the department’s chief says.April 29, 2009
Sheriff seeks stimulus funding to make up for position cuts
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is looking to the federal government for stimulus funding to make seven new hires.April 17, 2009
Pawlenty ready to take any federal money
Minnesota NewsST. PAUL -- The Pawlenty administration plans to spend all federal economic stimulus money that it can get its hands on – estimated at $4 billion.
By Don Davis , February 24, 2009
Stimulus shakes up budget debate
ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s ailing state coffers could get a $2 billion jolt from the federal economic stimulus package, but the funding comes with conditions and will complicate Capitol budget talks.
By Scott Wente , February 13, 2009
Letter: Stimulus or debt?
For those who believe voting for “change” was the answer, how’s it going for you?By Linda Lehrke, Cottage Grove , February 11, 2009
Highway 61 project on stimulus list
A pavement preservation project on Highway 61 from Trunk Highway 10 to 12th Street in Newport is on the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s draft list for federal stimulus funding.By Scott Wente , January 30, 2009
County seeks a piece of the stimulus pie
If economic stimulus money is coming the way of Washington County, the county better be ready.By Yvonne Klinnert , January 29, 2009
833 submits wish list for economic stimulus funding
School District 833 has a list of projects totaling $23 million that it’s submitting to the area’s federal representatives.By Judy Spooner , January 27, 2009
CG may lobby D.C. for federal highway funds
Cottage Grove City Council on Wednesday will consider hiring a Washington, D.C., lobbyist to push for the inclusion of a roughly $30 million local road project in a federal highway bill to be passed by Congress this year.January 20, 2009
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