Thursday, June 11, 2009

Another update planned on Colorado stimulus money 

June 11, 2009

DENVER (AP) - Another update is expected on how federal stimulus money is being spent in Colorado. The governor's stimulus oversight panel expects briefings Thursday afternoon on road spending and rural broadband, among other topics.

The oversight board does not control how stimulus money is spent, but Gov. Bill Ritter set it up to review how state agencies are spending the money. Overall, Colorado is due about $3.5 billion in direct spending, which doesn't count tax breaks and competitive grants...