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States Failing At Stimulus Accountability
June 12, 2009
By Laura Dean
The Huffington Post
Before taking office, President-elect Barack Obama promised that when it comes to stimulus spending, "every American will be able to hold Washington accountable for these decisions by going online to see how and where their tax dollars are being spent."
To date, that promise has yet to be realized.…
Last month the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) looked into resources for whistleblowers to report such matters at the 49 state recovery websites. Only 10 states -- Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Oregon and Texas -- currently list procedures for reporting fraud and waste.
