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• Shawn Vestal: ‘Loan mods’ leave Main Street crumbling

  February 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 In April 2009, a Kootenai County homeowner struggling to pay the mortgage got a letter encouraging enrollment in a federal program meant to help people avoid foreclosure. The homeowner called … 5

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  Making lives warmer, one house at a time

  January 22, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane winters can be pretty uncomfortable when you live in a 1973 mobile home. The wind will cut through cracks under the windows that don’t quite close all the way, … 2

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  Recovery Act funds give huge boost to outdoor recreation

  November 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Trails, campgrounds and forest access have been major stimulus beneficiaries from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Hikers were seeing something as rare as Sasquatch in the backcountry … 18

• Spokane airport’s longer runway to open

  September 22, 2010 in Business, City Spokane International Airport will open its new runway extension on Thursday morning after months of major construction. 2

• Grant makes services for diabetics a priority

  May 5, 2010 in City on Page A5 A $15.7 million federal grant is expected to bolster medical services for diabetics living in Eastern Washington. Spokane-based Inland Northwest Health Services will use the federal stimulus funds to work …

• White House reports 1 million jobs saved, created

  September 10, 2009 in Nation/World White House economists said today the Obama administration’s recovery efforts have saved or created more than one million jobs so far. 1

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  Buy a house, get paid

  August 20, 2009 in City on Page A1 Jared and Meredith Lyda expect to receive a check from the federal government within the next few weeks. The $8,000 tax credit should cover the renovations the Coeur d’Alene newlyweds …

• Stimulus gives boost to low-income housing

  July 7, 2009 in Region When Salem Lutheran Church in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood started looking at what really was the best use for land it owned behind and across the street from the church, … 1

• Stimulus funds allow schools to avoid grim year

  June 24, 2009 in City Stimulus money and selected cuts will help Spokane Public Schools avoid an ugly budget scenario next year. Superintendent Nancy Stowell’s recommended budget for 2009-’10, released Wednesday, adds all-day kindergarten at …

• Otter signs order on worker documentation

  June 3, 2009 in Idaho BOISE, Idaho — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has signed an executive order requiring state agencies to prove they are employing only legally documented workers if they want a share of … 2

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  Federal infusion is boon for laborers

  June 1, 2009 in City on Page A1 In North Idaho’s recession-plagued Silver Valley, there’ll be an extra 70 high-paying seasonal jobs this summer removing and replacing lead-contaminated soil as part of the Bunker Hill cleanup, thanks to … 1

• Legislators vote to use stimulus to save jobs

  March 14, 2009 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Idaho lawmakers voted Friday to set a budget target for next year even lower than Gov. Butch Otter is now recommending but use more of the federal stimulus …

• New round of projects on stimulus list

  March 14, 2009 in City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – Millions of federal dollars are headed for local road and trail projects, including nearly $3 million to resurface a stretch of Sprague Avenue in Spokane Valley. “I’m very …

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  Otter plan steers money to roads, not schools

  March 13, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to boost road spending three different ways but cut education sent Idaho lawmakers reeling Thursday, with some saying the governor’s right and others calling …

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  Lawmakers mull Otter plans to boost roads, cut schools

  March 12, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s plan to boost road spending three different ways but cut education sent Idaho lawmakers reeling Thursday, with some saying the governor’s right and others calling for “middle … 1

• Thinning project will create 55 jobs

  March 12, 2009 in City, Idaho COEUR D’ALENE – More than $2 million in federal stimulus funding will be used to thin trees in four North Idaho counties, restoring the ecosystem and lowering the risk of …

• Otter endorses cuts in schools

  March 11, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is endorsing the first-ever cuts in public schools funding in Idaho, saying the $1.24 billion in federal economic stimulus funds he’s decided to accept aren’t enough to …

• Otter calls for accepting $1.24 billion in stimulus money

  March 11, 2009 in Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has released his recommendations for spending $1.24 billion in federal economic stimulus funds in Idaho, and he’s posted the whole thing online for the public to see.

• Idaho taps stimulus for schools, Medicaid

  March 11, 2009 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers have taken their first formal action to spend federal stimulus money, channeling a chunk of it into this year’s public schools budget.

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  Otter will accept $1 billion stimulus

  March 7, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Despite national reports that Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was among a few governors who would reject federal stimulus money, Otter said Friday that he’ll take most – if …

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  Otter says he’ll take the stimulus money

  March 6, 2009 in Idaho Despite national reports that Idaho Gov. Butch Otter was among a handful of governors who would reject federal stimulus money, Otter said Friday that he’ll take most if not all …

• Board OKs Dover Bridge funds

  March 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Millions of dollars in high-priority road projects – topped by replacement of North Idaho’s Dover Bridge – won final approval from the Idaho Transportation Board on Tuesday for …

• ITD approves local road plans

  March 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Millions of dollars in high-priority road projects – topped by replacement of North Idaho’s Dover Bridge – won final approval from the Idaho Transportation Board on Tuesday for …

• Lawmaker warns federal tax breaks could mean revenue loss for Idaho

  March 3, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Under the federal economic stimulus, people who buy new cars, pickups or RVs between Feb. 17 and the end of the year can get a tax break on …

• Risch blasts stimulus ‘earmarks’

    February 18, 2009 in Idaho Idaho Sen. Jim Risch blasted the federal economic stimulus bill Wednesday for being filled with big earmarks for Democratic leaders, but his prime example turned out to be in error. 3

• Stimulating the economy can be hard work

  February 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 I’ve been waking up at night worrying about how to stimulate the economy. Actually, I’m mainly just waking up to heed nature’s call. (The harder I try to kick the …

• Plans brewing to spend stimulus

  February 1, 2009 in News, City As Congress and the President hammer out an economic stimulus package, local leaders already are maneuvering to take advantage of the money, while some are lamenting what appears to be …