The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known asThe Stimulus Bill, requires that governmental bodies be transparent about how they spend stimulus money. There’s quite a bit of literature analyzing decisions about stimulus spending but very little explanation of the process city officials go through to get the money. Here’s an overview compiled with the help of Assistant City Manager Paula Hertwig-Hopkins.
An explanation of the stimulus process
Thursday, June 4, 2009 | 12:00 a.m. CDT
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