By Sean Ryan The president of a sewer construction company near Milwaukee wants the city to spend
more federal stimulus money on sewer construction.
Not exact matches
Index - tracking products have taken off over the past few years, especially in the United States, where the broad S&P 500 index has risen
more than 200 % since the market bottom in 2009, aided by the U.S.
Federal Reserve's monetary
stimulus.
The stakes are high for this assessment, not only because it will be a primary determinant of the timing of
Federal Reserve policy tightening; the
more one believes that current high long - term unemployment is cyclically (demand) driven rather than structurally (mismatch and demographic) driven, the
more one believes workers can be brought back into employment through monetary (or other)
stimulus.»
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was a roughly $ 800 billion «
stimulus bill» that dedicated about $ 250 billion to
more than 80,000
federal grants, contracts, or loans to state and local governments, for - profit businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
It has come to my attention that some economists claim that our sovereign
federal government is
more or less powerless to kickstart the economy because of our great dependence on the United States and therefore should do next to nothing: «Mr. Orr and other economists urged Ottawa to ignore pleas to boost
stimulus spending further -LSB-...]
Some of the
more dramatic predictions for next year have been linked to the
Federal Reserve, and the fact that they are winding down their Quantitative Easing (QE) economic
stimulus program.
Also, as investors have come to expect
more stimulus, or in the case of the
Federal Reserve a glacial tightening pace, it becomes
more difficult to provide a positive surprise.
The latest tame reading on inflation may give the
Federal Reserve
more wiggle room, if it is deemed necessary, to enact another round of
stimulus, especially with recent economic data on the U.S. economy a bit disconcerting.
Unlike most states, New York shares its portion of Medicaid costs with the counties, and the trend lines should concern every taxpayer: With
federal economic
stimulus funds running out and
federal health insurance changes, 16 million
more Americans are expected join the 60 million now enrolled in Medicaid by 2014.
With the help of
federal stimulus money, the company has created
more than 50 weatherization jobs.
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. and Utica Mayor David Roefaro today announced that the City of Utica will receive a $ 2 million grant as part of the
federal stimulus package, opening a new chapter in the county - city partnership to reduce lead exposure in the City of Utica by funding efforts to abate lead in some 190 rental and... Read
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In 2009,
more than one in five New York City residents lived in poverty, with experts saying the level would have been higher without the
federal economic
stimulus program.
MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- Wisconsin spent
more than $ 1.5 billion in
federal stimulus funding in the budget year that ended June 30, according to an audit report released Thursday.
In the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 — otherwise known as the
stimulus bill — the NSF received $ 15 million of
federal funds to create
more PSM programs and to improve those that already exist.
Soon, the approximately 130 PSM programs will likely be joined by dozens
more, as the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) prepares to issue an announcement — expected later this month — of grants for establishing PSM programs with
federal stimulus funds.
The Center on Education Policy surveyed districts in the spring and found that 46 percent expect funding decreases of 5 percent or
more in the 2011 — 12 school year (the poll asked districts about their «total funds available» for the year, excluding
federal stimulus monies).
As a result of this legislation, over 350,000 education - related jobs were saved, state governments devised ambitious plans to compete for $ 4 billion in «Race to the Top» grants, and the
federal government put forth solutions to the problems faced by the nation's weakest schools But the long - term impact of the
stimulus money is much
more unclear, according to a nationwide review led by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Education Writers Association.
The association has a point: Within the past decade,
more than $ 200 million in
federal stimulus funds, plus millions
more from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have been spent in New Mexico alone on efforts to extend high - speed broadband networks to rural areas.
In the first year, with the economy imploding and New jersey's share of the
federal stimulus spent by former Gov. Jon Corzine, Christie cut
more than $ 1 billion in aid to districts.
Race to the Top: President Obama's Race to the Top (RttT) initiative helped (and continues to help) to distribute billions of dollars in
federal stimulus monies to states, thus far to a total of $ 4.35 billion, if states promise via their legislative policies that they will use students» large - scale standardized test scores for even
more consequential purposes than NCLB required prior.
Obama has also made an effort to devote
more spending to education, with $ 80 billion given to K - 12 districts in the
stimulus bill and his Race to the Top program offering states and addition $ 4.35 billion in
federal funds if they can come up with innovative reform plans.
In fiscal 2010, schools actually received
more in state aid, helped by an additional $ 1 billion in
federal stimulus money.
Some of the
more dramatic predictions for next year have been linked to the
Federal Reserve, and the fact that they are winding down their Quantitative Easing (QE) economic
stimulus program.
What's
more, the ballyhooed transition from central bank monetary policy
stimulus to
federal government fiscal policy
stimulus is compromised by splintering across the political spectrum.
Fed ends special
stimulus for economy — The
Federal Reserve announced the end of its bond - buying program, but signaled that it will keep its main lever on interest rates at near - zero levels... (
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Couple that with the fact that the Obama administration's ambitious and very aggressive
federal stimulus plan will add
more money into the economy, mostly through tax rebates that will go directly to consumers, and we should soon see growing consumer confidence.
The
federal government made a stunning 179,000 «categorical exclusions» that allowed corporations — many with disastrous environmental records — to use
stimulus funding to sponsor projects without submitting them to review under the nation's «most basic form of environmental oversight», a new report from the Center for Public Integrity found.Making matters worse, many of these projects were approved under the auspices of being «green» or clean energy projects (many
more are transportation - related)-- thus helping to comprise the billions of dollars in funding for green projects that sent progressives» hearts aflutter two years ago.
Despite the fact that
federal stimulus money is almost spent and securing project financing continues to be difficult, most analysts predict that the number of construction starts will only continue to grow as
more time elapses between now and the previous economic crisis and mortgage meltdown.
With the President's
Stimulus Plan,
more federal positions are opening every day to manage the grants and contracts associated with these projects.
In the economic
stimulus bill, Congress last spring appropriated
more than $ 4 billion in new financing for child care and education efforts, including Head Start, the
federal program that serves about 900,000 preschoolers.
He adds, «The bill's projected shortfall of $ 1.5 trillion, will result in a huge economic
stimulus, at the top of the business cycle, which is likely to result in inflation, countered by
more rapid interest rate increases by the
Federal Reserve, translating into climbing mortgage rates.»
The
federal government came through with real incentives for home buyers when it passed the $ 790 billion economic
stimulus package in mid-February, followed a day later with more positive action when the Obama administration released a $ 275 billion plan for helping home owners facing foreclosure (for more on these plans, read «A Stimulus for Home Sales&
stimulus package in mid-February, followed a day later with
more positive action when the Obama administration released a $ 275 billion plan for helping home owners facing foreclosure (for
more on these plans, read «A
Stimulus for Home Sales&
Stimulus for Home Sales»).
Some of the
more dramatic predictions for next year have been linked to the
Federal Reserve, and the fact that they are winding down their Quantitative Easing (QE) economic
stimulus program.
While a truly «normal» market remains a ways off, we expect to take
more steps in that direction as appreciation moderates, negative equity recedes,
federal stimulus is withdrawn and foreclosures wane.»