MAP HIGHLIGHTS STIMULUS SPENDING
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 -- 11:08 AM
You want to see how government stimulus money is being spent? Rep. Ron Kind (D-La Crosse) today launched an interactive Google Map on his [url=http://www.kind.house.gov]website[/url] to highlight American Recovery and Reinvestment Act projects in western Wisconsin and help ensure the transparency of the legislation. There are 1,075 projects reported in the Third Congressional District for a total of $322,303,839 in Recovery Act funds.While many don?t believe the package is working, Kind notes the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) announced last week that unemployment dropped to a seasonally adjusted 7.9 percent in June, from 8.2 percent in May, a full percentage point lower than in June 2009 (8.9 percent), and its lowest point since February 2009.
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