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Group seeks decade delay in Knik Arm bridge project COMPROMISE: Planning should continue, members say; more meetings set. – Anchorage Daily News
A panel decided that the bridge to nowhere should be pushed back a decade but they recommended continued planning to build and finance it.
State Foots Bill for Some Fancy Travel – The Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
Ohio spends $7.6 million of federal money on travel including $300 a night hotel bills.
Audit: St. Louis health department workers rack up ‘excessive’ hotel expenses – St. Louis Business Journal
16 of 24 trips audited exceeded maximum allowed hotel rates including $350 a night rates.
Bucks controller: Officials misused funds – The Intelligencer (Pennsylvania)
$73,500 in state and federal funds were used for food and party supplies instead of teaching life skills to needy residents of the county.
GAO: Gov’t lacks strategic high-speed rail plan – Associated Press
$8 billion allotted for high speed rail development lacks any clear plan, distribution mechanism, and will cost significantly more than $8 billion dollars.
Governor: Feds slow to create jobs – Omaha World Herald
Nebraska governor Dave Heineman criticized federal officials for delaying $70 million dollars worth of stimulus funded road projects until as late as next year.
Evaluation of Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Joint Replacement Devices – FDA
The FDA awarded $15,000 to the Australian Orthopedic Association to evaluate joint replacement devices.
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