Show Us the Stimulus

July 29, 2009

"Show us the Stimulus," a new report released today by Good Jobs First, ranks Colorado's official Recovery Act website as 2nd best in the country and rates Colorado 3rd best for the quality of its online reporting of Recovery Act highway projects. All states have created official Recovery Act websites as a way to provide transparency and greater public accountability for stimulus spending. The ratings measure states against a list of best practices, including issues such as the inclusion of data on job creation, contract awards and the geographic distribution of stimulus spending within a state.

Colorado Common Cause has convened a coalition with the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, COPIRG, 9 to 5 the National Association of Working Women, and more than a dozen other organizations to ensure that Colorado’s stimulus spending is meeting the needs of Coloradans. Colorado is doing a great job getting information on its website, but we can do more to engage the public in this unprecedented surge into our economy. While poverty rates and joblessness continue to climb in our state, we want to be sure that all Coloradans know of the opportunities and positive impacts the Recovery Act has to offer.

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