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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 29 > Making stimulus jobs count

Making stimulus jobs count

Some criticize Oregon for getting creative with math on number of new jobs

By Ryan Kost __utf2022__ The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 29, 2009

How much are politicians straining to convince people that the government is stimulating the economy? In Oregon, where lawmakers are spending $176 million to supplement the federal stimulus, Democrats are taking credit for a remarkable feat: creating 3,236 new jobs in the program’s....

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