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1. liberalgeek says:

   March 11, 2009 at 3:00 pm

   Someone had fun with excel graphs…

2. pandora says:

   March 11, 2009 at 3:08 pm

   Impressive. I’ll have to look around the site more. I plan on doing that once I finish my Kavips homework.

3. cassandra_m says:

   March 11, 2009 at 3:15 pm

   Gov. Markell has appointed Matt Denn as the Implementation Czar to watch over recovery funds:

   WILMINGTON – After Vice President Joseph R. Biden asked every Governor to appoint an “Implementation Czar” to oversee federal stimulus spending in their states, Governor Jack Markell today asked Lt. Governor Matt Denn to take on that responsibility and to help the state maximize the assistance Delaware will receive from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

   “We have worked, and will work, across each agency to ensure we can make the most of this opportunity to create jobs. Because of the way the funding is allocated, this does not come close to solving the historic budget shortfall we face next year. But it will help us with our roads, with public safety, with energy conservation and with our schools,” Markell said. “Matt Denn has the experience, the wisdom and the drive to spearhead this effort. He understands how critical it is to get Delaware’s economy moving again. He shares my belief that these obstacles can truly be opportunities.”

   The Governor will issue an Executive Order that:
   · Creates the “Governor’s Stimulus Solutions Group,” which includes representatives from several state agencies and liaisons to local and county governments, school districts, higher education and private sector stakeholders seeking federal funds. Lt. Governor Denn and the Solutions Group will assist state agencies in their applications for grants, oversee the use of federal financing made available by the ARRA, look for ways to maximize the number of jobs created and the number of Delawareans who are able to get back to work with help from the stimulus package.
   · Launches http://www.Recovery.Delaware.gov. Governor Markell wants the spending of stimulus dollars to be both transparent and accountable, which the website will help accomplish. The Solutions Group will develop for the site a listing of capital projects and other programs financed in whole or in part by the Act, offer insight into the contracts awarded for those projects and programs, attempt to quantify the number of jobs created by these projects and programs, and provide other information that helps measure both impact and progress.
   · Formally names Denn to the position of “Implementation Czar.”

   Denn will represent Delaware this Thursday at the “White House Recovery and Reinvestment Act Implementation Conference,” an all day meeting that will include presentations from several Cabinet Secretaries to help states understand the hundreds of requirements, programs and deliverables in the thousand-plus page bill.

   “The Governor has assembled a great team to tackle these challenges. We need to get Delaware’s economy moving again and I know that we will. But it will require coordination, cooperation and a new way of thinking to make the most of this opportunity,” Denn said.

4. Rebecca says:

   March 11, 2009 at 4:17 pm

   Last week Gov. Markell talked about evaluating budget items by purpose, not program. Sounds so simple but I’ve been thinking about it and it is positively brilliant! Thinking in terms of where you want to be after you’ve spent the money really makes more sense than spending the money and hoping you get there.

   I’m so glad we’ve got a super smart Governor right now.

5. jason330 says:

   March 11, 2009 at 4:32 pm

   I’ve long thought that Denn should wear epaulets since he is a lieutenant.

   Now that he is also a Czar he should be wearing epaulets and an Épée. Maybe a sash as well.

6. nemski says:

   March 11, 2009 at 4:39 pm

   someone is using his big words

7. cassandra_m says:

   March 11, 2009 at 4:42 pm

   Lenny would totally laugh at Matt Denn in a sash.

8. gmyers says:

   March 11, 2009 at 6:08 pm

   The folks who put together the funding graph seemed to have left out the note that the numbers are expressed in millions (adding “000”). If that isn’t so, DE’s share is going to be less than a million dollars. Are these the same folks that we trsuting to hand out the real dollars?

9. cassandra_m says:

   March 11, 2009 at 7:08 pm

   If you click on the All Stimulus Categories at the bottom right of the page, the graph that is on the following page does have the correct notation. Besides, I think that you’d have to be living in a cave for the past 30 years to not know that they are talking about millions — not thousands — of dollars. It is just a typo.