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Many States Leave Federal Unemployment Money Unclaimed

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - July 2, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

A few governors were loud about rejecting stimulus funding for expanding unemployment insurance, but many states have quietly let their share of the funding sit in Washington.

So far, only about half of the $7 billion included in the stimulus package has been claimed by states. (See our interactive map and chart.) What's more, about two-thirds of the funding that has been distributed has gone to states with existing laws, and not to states with newly expanded benefits.

Four states have explicitly rejected the funding, but … more

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Help Identify Health Care Lobbyists on the Hill

by Amanda Michel, ProPublica - June 25, 2009 2:08 pm EDT

Don't let the 80s hue of this photo fool you into thinking you're looking at a scene from years ago. It was taken last week by a … more

Obama Boosts In-Home Services for the Disabled

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - June 22, 2009 1:02 pm EDT

President Barack Obama announced today measures to increase the ability of people with disabilities to live at home, rather than in … more

Landmark Case: A Decade After Olmstead, Progress Slow on Disability Rights

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - June 19, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

May 1995: Federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Lois Curtis against Tommy Olmstead, commissioner of human services in Georgia.

January … more

Sen. Ensign’s Affair Threatens to Ensnare Other GOP Leaders

by Robin Fields, ProPublica - June 19, 2009 5:01 pm EDT

Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has landed in our No. 2 spot on Scandal Watch.

This post has been updated (June 19, 2009 6:40 p.m.)

The … more

In Idaho, Big Business Tax Increase During Recession Was Part of the Unemployment Plan

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - June 8, 2009 2:07 pm EDT

Unemployment in Idaho has hit a 22-year high, and the state has run out of money to pay unemployment insurance claims.

The state has … more

AIG Faces Hearing on Denial of Medical Claims by Contractors Injured in Iraq and Afghanistan

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica - June 8, 2009 1:18 pm EDT

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, announced today that a panel of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing … more

Meet the Workers Behind the Unemployment Numbers

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - June 5, 2009 8:20 am EDT

As daunting as the unemployment statistics are -- 345,000 Americans lost their jobs last month -- they don't do justice to the reality … more

States’ Unemployment Insurance Funds Founder After Years of Poor Planning

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - June 4, 2009 1:30 pm EDT

Editor's note: Yesterday we started our series -- in partnership with public radio's Marketplace -- about the history and limitations … more

Number of States With Low Balances and Unsustainable Taxes

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - June 3, 2009 2:00 pm EDT

As part of our investigation into unemployment insurance, here's a look at state financing of their trust funds. Even in good years … more

First States to Run Out of Money for Unemployment

by Olga Pierce, ProPublica - June 3, 2009 2:00 pm EDT

As part of our investigation into unemployment insurance, here’s a look at the trust funds of the first eight states to run out of … more

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July 02, 2009

Stimulus Grant Revoked over Conflict of Interest Steven Friederich, The Daily World, July 02, 2009

Big Pay Packages Return to Wall Street Aaron Lucchetti, Wall Street Journal ($), July 02, 2009

Top Stimulus Auditor Won’t Block Other IG Investigations Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times, July 02, 2009

July 01, 2009

Report: In West, More New Roads Than Repairs Courtney Lowery, New West Development, July 01, 2009

For Now, Stimulus Helps States Avoid Tax Hikes Dennis Cauchon, USA Today, July 01, 2009

Less Stimulus for Some Struggling States Louise Radnofsky, Wall Street Journal ($), July 01, 2009

June 30, 2009

In Kansas, More Jobs To Be Saved Than Created John Milburn, AP, June 30, 2009

June 29, 2009

In Minn., Stimulus Money Takes Time to Move Kevin Diaz and Mike Kaszuba, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, June 29, 2009

Second Stimulus On the Horizon? Silla Brush, The Hill, June 29, 2009

June 25, 2009

Oklahoma Eyes Stimulus Fraud Michael McNutt, NewsOK, June 25, 2009


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