Articles in Category: 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'

Government-Owned Not the Way to Go With Broadband

By: Joseph P. Fuhr Jr., Ph.D. | Posted: May 9, 2012 3:55 AM

An increasing number of Floridians are turning to broadband to access the Internet. But that does not mean they don’t care who provides this service, or how new broadband infrastructure is built and paid for.

TAGS: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Broadband, City of Orlando, CNE, Florida Coalition for the New Economy, Forbes Magazine, GONs, government-owned networks, Internet, News, Columns

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Washington Week

By: Elizabeth Letchworth | Posted: October 10, 2011 3:55 AM

This week the Senate will finally conduct a test vote on President Barack Obama's stimulus/jobs bill.

TAGS: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Barack Obama, China currency bill, Harry Reid, jobs bill, Lee Myung-bak, News, S. 1660, stimulus bill, Trade Adjustment Assistance Bill, transportation projects, Unemployment Extension, Politics

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Stimulus Taxes Vendors

Posted: March 5, 2010 12:00 AM

Florida is being forced to send millions of dollars peeled off the top of its vendor contracts to Washington beginning in 2012 -- a federal "cash grab" some state lawmakers are questioning because the funds are earmaked to support the goverment's ongoing stimulus prorgam.

TAGS: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, D. Alan Hays, Department of Financail Services, News, Government

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