Press Releases

01/25/2010

Report: States Are Making More Effective Use of Web to Inform Taxpayers About Economic Stimulus Spending

Washington, DC, January 26, 2010 -- Some states are making dramatic improvements in websites designed to disseminate information about their share of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), but others are still failing to make effective use of online technology to educate taxpayers about the impact of economic stimulus spending.

This is the finding of Show Us the Stimulus (Again), a report released today by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center based in Washington, DC. It updates a similar study published by Good Jobs First last July.

01/19/2010

Study: States Should Grow Their Own High-Tech Jobs, Shun the Tax-Break “War Among States”

Washington, DC, January 20, 2010 -- Pennsylvania and six other states vying with one another to grow their high-tech economies will best succeed by focusing on their existing employers and shunning the “economic war among the states” involving costly tax-break competitions.

That’s the finding of a major study released today by Good Jobs First. Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, North Carolina and West Virginia are the states compared.

01/19/2010

Report Deciphers Bond Provisions of the Recovery Act, Focusing on Accountability Issues

January 20, 2010

Perhaps the most obscure aspect of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is how it seeks to expand bond programs for public infrastructure and private economic development projects.  A report released today by Good Jobs New York explains how the Recovery Act’s new and expanded bond programs are facilitating economic recovery and where opportunities exist for public input. The report is available at www.goodjobsny.org.

10/15/2009

Groups Call for Recovery.gov Overhaul Before Major Data Release on October 30

Washington, DC, October 16, 2009  – Three non-profit organizations that have been tracking the Recovery Act today called for the Obama administration to overhaul its jobs data system before releasing its first large set of data on October 30th.

Based on what they called very disappointing data quality and presentation in the release of a very small amount of federal contracting data yesterday, OMB Watch, Good Jobs First, and the Economic Policy Institute said they are seeking to meet with officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Recovery Board) to detail the groups’ complaints.

07/28/2009

Most States Are Failing to Use the Web Effectively to Inform Taxpayers About Economic Stimulus Spending

Washington, DC, July 29, 2009—While some states have created impressive websites to disseminate information about their share of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), most are failing to make effective use of online technology to educate taxpayers about the impact of economic stimulus spending. This is the finding of Show Us the Stimulus, a report released today by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center based in Washington, DC.

The full text of the report as well as state-specific appendices can be found on the Good Jobs First website at http://www.goodjobsfirst.org/show-us-stimulus-again#SUTS2009