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Stimulus Recipients Failing to Report
Michigan Capitol Confidential ^ | 7/31/2010 | Kathy Hoekstra

Posted on 08/02/2010 12:37:35 PM PDT by MichCapCon

The July 30 reporting deadline is quickly approaching for those who received money from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) program to tell government how they used their stimulus money in the second quarter of 2010. Those who don't properly do so end up on a "non-reporter" list. That's what happened to more than two dozen Michigan companies, colleges and agencies which failed to tell the government how they used nearly $59 million over the past two reporting periods. (fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010.)

The Mackinac Center tried to contact representatives of all of the non-reporting agencies and companies. Of those who responded, some were unaware of the list's existence. Those who were aware gave different reasons for ending up on it.

Michigan's largest unreported amount was in the first quarter of this year; a $41 million law enforcement grant to the Michigan Department of Drug Control Policy...

(Excerpt) Read more at michigancapitolconfidential.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: funding; michigan; stimulus; unions

1 posted on 08/02/2010 12:37:42 PM PDT by MichCapCon
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To: MichCapCon

How can the July 30th deadline quickly approach if the article was written July 31st?


2 posted on 08/02/2010 12:39:43 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: goseminoles
How can the July 30th deadline quickly approach if the article was written July 31st?

Please remember...these are GOVERNMENT programs we're talking about.
3 posted on 08/02/2010 12:45:37 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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Oh no - Not the dreaded “non-reporter” list !
4 posted on 08/02/2010 12:52:02 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Col Frank Slade

http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/Non-Reporters.aspx


5 posted on 08/02/2010 1:01:26 PM PDT by libertarian27 (Ingsoc: Department of Life, Department of Liberty, Department of Happiness)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
The July 30 reporting deadline is quickly approaching for those who received money from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) program to tell government how they used their stimulus money in the second quarter of 2010. Those who don't properly do so end up on a "non-reporter" list. That's what happened to more than two dozen Michigan companies, colleges and agencies which failed to tell the government how they used nearly $59 million over the past two reporting periods.
Bravo for the Mackinac Center! I'm sure this non-reporting phenomenon happened only in Michigan. /sarc
6 posted on 08/03/2010 4:08:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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Wasn’t the esteemed Joe Biden keeping track of all of this?


7 posted on 08/03/2010 4:11:01 PM PDT by dforest
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