Monitor Local Road and Bridge Construction Efforts Funded by the Stimulus

It’s the middle of July and we’re all wondering whether the stimulus is working. If we do as the administration has advised, we should remain patient — and let the administration measure its own success. Or we can take matters into our own hands.

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