New Transit Agency Takes Command of Project Connect

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"...Jan. 20, the transition to a new era of federal government was as traumatic as any in our nation's..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Mulls Future Events, as Venues Cry for Help Now

Convention Center expansion, money for local businesses, and more Council items

"...now at risk – it will require state and federal help (the resolution also directs staff to plan now..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Hightower Report

Gov. Perry boasts his job numbers, but the facts belie him

"...doubled that, increasing the number of local, state, and federal workers in Texas by 19%. One out of six..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Perry's Fund Imbalance

Emerging Tech Fund scandal sees GOP lawyer blast gov

"...the unemployment fund for which Perry refused to take stimulus money. It's also the same fund that he has..."

Oct. 6, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Perry Poisons Education Funding

How will Texas schools fare without federal education money?

"...that AISD was supposed to receive $78 million in stimulus money; instead, due to Perry's diversion, the district only..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hightower Report

Obama's Decline; and The Next Health Care Reform Battle

"...care reform or spent too much on their economic stimulus plan, as clueless purveyors of conventional wisdom are claiming...."

Feb. 5, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report

Local legislators fill us in on their work this session

"..."More than half the [Texas] Workforce Com­mis­sion's budget is federal child care, and that gives people the ability to..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Opposition to WTP 4

"...WTP 4 creates jobs and could be eligible for federal economic stimulus money. Are these projects necessary and cost..."

March 2, 2009 Postmarks

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"...is one of the most efficient sources of economic stimulus available in recession" ["A Lege Too Far," April 11]...."

April 25, 2003 Column

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...$60 million in employee raises and bonuses, without using federal relief and stimulus funds to plug holes, and to..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Everything's Coming Up Green for City Employees in Better-Than-Expected Budget

Cronk: "We can be both lucky and good"

"...$60 million in employee raises and bonuses, without using federal relief and stimulus funds to plug holes, and to..."

July 15, 2022 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: January Travel Roundup

Remembering 2020 and looking forward to travel in 2021

"...Safe, flatten the curve, community transmission, community spread, major stimulus package, safe-at-home order, self-quarantine, essential services, COVID-19 is caused..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Faster Than Sound: Recapping the Year SXSW Got Canceled

Venue closures, fundraising, and industry layoffs headlined Austin music's difficult 2020

"...to support the Save Our Stages Act, which provides federal grants for operational costs at small venues. Recent inclusion..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Local Nonprofits Adapt to Help People Survive Domestic Violence During COVID-19

Seeking shelter when home isn't safe

"...are probably not going to have access to the stimulus funds that the federal government is giving," she told..."

May 8, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...pressing problems facing the state. She accused state and federal officials of being unwilling to find ways to finance..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

From Tokyo to Austin

The Japanese argument for the TPP and bullet trains

"...Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, whose "three arrows" of fiscal stimulus, monetary easing and structural reforms have been extremely controversial...."

Aug. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: In the Red

Republican plans for economic recovery could make things worse

"...single-handedly caused the recession, and its attempts at providing stimulus have instead kept it crippled...."

Oct. 14, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Reality Pipes: Keystone Project Kicks Up Sand

Will Obama give oil pipeline the green light?

"...is exactly the kind of economic boost that the federal government tried to do with the stimulus."..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Point Austin: Eat the Heat

Capital Area Food Bank extends its reach and relevance

"...is to increase enrollment of eligible residents in the federal SNAP program, which not only feeds people but also..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Unrealized Opportunities: Ester Matthews on the Austin Climate Protection Program

Ester Matthews reflects on the progress of the ACPP

"...in all the buildings. We got $7.4 million of stimulus money to do some improvements in our facilities –..."

Sept. 24, 2010 News Feature

Hard Times in the Land of Plenty

Service nonprofits and their funders face the economic gale

"...base. Because of its court-connected role, it receives some federal, state, and county funds; the United Way issues a..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Year Later

Galveston marks Ike anniversary with celebrations of recovery and rebirth

"...Galveston's share of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding; stimulus projects in law enforcement, EMS, and tree..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Cap Met Budget Proposals Start Flying

Board member suggests protections for poor; staff says stimulus money could forestall fare increases

"...on Monday – proposing to use $2.6 million in federal economic stimulus funding to balance the budget. As part..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

A Taste of Honey

How we get honey now, and what might happen to the industry in the future

"...whose better-known fresh-juice operation was recently shuttered due to federal regulations, has been in the honey business since 1975...."

June 12, 2009 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bicycle Master Plan Gets a Tune-Up

If it's May, it must be Bike Month

"...said city Bicycle Program Project Manager Annick Beau­det. While federal transportation and stimulus package cash is being sought, most..."

May 22, 2009 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

UI Changes Change and Change Again

House wrangling over unemployment insurance compliance bill get verified

"...meaning Texas would remain out of compliance with the federal requirements, and therefore he doesn't have to take that..."

May 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Talking Travis: Eddie Rodriguez

The district 51 rep talks fresh priorities and fresh fruit

"...soon. It puts some of the $218 million in stimulus cash for the State Energy Conservation Office into "a..."

May 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Common Law

Tax Break for Selling Your Home?

"...years (this general policy is currently reflected in the federal government's stimulus package tax breaks for some first-time homebuyers)...."

March 27, 2009 Column by Luke Ellis

Res Publica

"...AISD SEEKS INPUT ON STIMULUS SPEND­ING Austin Independent School District wants community input on..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature

Weep Deserve All We Get or Don’t Get

"...our leaders – be they local, county, state, or federal – lead by giving us the advice they collectively..."

March 16, 2009 Postmarks

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