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National Politics Thu Feb 12 2009
Does Anybody Know Stimulus Specifics?
So I was gearing up to blog about the stimulus bill based on this nifty chart from Pro Publica that Adam Doster at Progress Illinois brought up, but unfortunately more negotiations ensued so now I don't know exactly what the specifics of the current stimulus plan are. Does anybody know where I can find detailed info?
Jeff Smith / February 12, 2009 9:21 AM
A group called Stimulus Watch has posted the specifics, by state and by city, of every project that local governments have requested (except those that haven't disclosed, such as Chicago). I looked up Evanston's wish list lof shovel-ready projects, for example, at
http://www.stimuluswatch.org/project/by_city/Evanston/IL.
The Tribune in yesterday's (Feb. 11) edition actually published a nice full-page graphic comparing the Senate and House versions; highlights of the compromise package are online today at http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-ap-congress-stimulus-highlights,0,4934216.story.