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New COLAs for feds in Hawaii, Puerto Rico

By STEPHEN LOSEY

The Federal Times

May 30, 2008

White-collar federal employees and U.S. Postal Service employees in Puerto Rico and Hawaii County, Hawaii, will receive a boost to their cost-of-living allowance rates on June 30.

The Puerto Rico COLA will increase from 10.5 percent to 13 percent; the Hawaii County COLA will increase from 17 percent to 18 percent.

The Office of Personnel Management said in a Federal Register notice Thursday that Puerto Rico is receiving a larger increase because of its new sales tax.

May 2008 News

05/01/08

The Echo Nest Receives Phase II National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant

News Blaze

05/01/08

Lawmakers being forced to give up gas-guzzling cars

By Richard Simon

Los Angeles Times

05/01/08
Federal funds target blight in southeast

By SABINE HIRSCHAUER
The Daily Press

05/01/08

Federal dollars fund projects in Round Rock

By Amy Stansbury and Mark Collins

Community Impact Newspaper (Texas)

05/01/08

Chris Hayes tells judge she was in charge of misused funds

By Christopher Eshleman

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

05/01/08

Money for elections was spent properly, Iowans tell panel

By JANE NORMAN

Des Moines Register

05/01/08
The Census Follies

The Wall Street Journal
05/01/08
Coburn: ‘States game Medicaid'

By RYAN GRIM
The Politico
05/01/08
Congress must restore culture of oversight

By Sen. Tom Coburn
examiner.com
05/01/08
Young defends road earmark for Florida

By ERIKA BOLSTAD
The Anchorage Daily News
05/01/08
A futile walk down Coconut Road?

By Patrick O'Connor
Politico
05/01/08
Missing pieces

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

05/01/08

Brush and tree clearing on Crow Creek Road draws ire of residents:

By Ken Smith

Turnagain Times (Alaska)

05/01/08

Poor people’s advocate may need a little help itself

By Timothy Pratt

Las Vegas Sun (Nevada)

05/03/08
Trail funding lags behind demand

By David DeWitte
The Gazette (Iowa)
05/03/08
A New Moment for Aquarius

By Sarah Wheaton
The New York Times
05/03/08
NASA employees big spenders on government credit

By CHASE DAVIS
Houston Chronicle

05/05/08

National Science Foundation Awards Political Scientists $490,000 Grant to Research African-American Issues in Presidential Election

News from the University of Texas at Austin

05/05/08
Defense firm to pay $9.5M for obstruction

USA Today/Associated Press

05/05/08

Applications will be Accepted for the Federal Recreational Trails Program Grant

Kansas City infoZine (Missouri)

05/05/08
Time to end Metro's gravy train

By Tom Coburn
Washington Times

05/05/08

Maritime museum seeks funds for gunboat study

By JOHN FLOWERS

Addison County Independent (Vermont)

05/06/08
Report: Grants poorly handled

By Chris Joyner
Jackson Clarion Ledger (Mississippi)
05/06/08
Earmark Mystery Solved

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
Washington Post

05/06/08

STUDY: Nearly all babies born to mothers with HIV can be spared infection with treatment, yet 1,800 babies are infected with HIV each day

BBC

05/07/08

Young Proposes Higher Gas Taxes To Tamp Down Demand

By Ashley Johnson

CongressDailyPM

05/07/08

Clinton Sidesteps Chance To Send Earmark Provision To Floor

By Ben Schneider

CongressDailyAM

05/07/08

Federal inquiry draws in Police Chief Monroe

By MICHAEL MARTZ

Richmond Times Dispatch

05/07/08
Public Works division moving to City-County Building

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

05/07/08

Methuen police chief fired; mayor says it's time to 'move on'

By Kytja Weir

The Boston Globe

05/08/08
Post office $700 million in the red

Associated Press
05/08/08
Railroad to be enhanced

By Matt Getty
SouthJerseyLocalNews.com (New Jersey)

05/08/08

Machining the Vote: A brief history of lever voting machines

By Bryan Pfaffenberger, PhD

Op Ed News

05/09/08

Trail along Riverview Drive in Kalamazoo gets $1 million state grant

Kalamazoo Gazette

05/09/08
Shelley Elementary students learn bike safety

By Brittani Lusk
Daily Herald (Utah)

05/09/08

Civic Center hidden costs waste money

By Mike Deeson

WTSP-TV Tampa Bay's 10 (Florida)

05/09/08

Methuen police chief fired; mayor says it's time to 'move on'

By Kytja Weir

The Boston Globe

05/09/08
U-M: US grant allow $320,000 restoration of Pompeii pictures

WZZM (Michigan)
05/09/08
Get your brain wet at exhibit

Traverse City Record Eagle (Michigan)

05/09/08

Some CDC grant money unspent by Latino clinic

By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO

The Washington Blade

05/10/08

Route may connect tourists to South Jersey

By JOSEPH P. SMITH

Vineland Daily Journal (New Jersey)

05/10/08

Route may connect tourists to South Jersey

By JOSEPH P. SMITH

Vineland Daily Journal (New Jersey)

05/10/08

Dignitaries hail progress of agriculture showcase

By JASON ROSENBAUM

Columbia Daily Tribune (Missouri)

05/10/08

Farm bill includes $2.5 billion for research

By Kirsten B. Mitchell

Star News (North Carolina)

05/11/08
Agencies finalize Lake Tahoe bike path

By KATHRYN REED
Reno Gazette-Journal

05/11/08

New Rockaway ferry route to Wall Street awash in funding brouhaha

By BRENDAN BROSH

New York Daily News

05/11/08

5:17 p.m.: Alexandria lobbies for title and gospel attractions

By BRANDI WATTERS

Anderson Herald Bulletin (Indiana)

05/11/08
ABC11 Investigates: Flood Money

By Steve Daniels
abc11tv.com (North Carolina)
05/12/08
Feinstein Warns Cafeteria Prices Could Rise

By Emily Yehle
Roll Call

05/12/08

Death rate in Malawi falls by up to 35% due to free HIV treatment

By Keith Alcorn

AIDSmap

05/12/08

FBI partially blames procurement rules for fake IT products

By Bob Brewin

Nextgov.com

05/12/08
Bay State Bike Week comes to Wilmington

Wilmington Advocate (Massachusetts)

05/13/08

Ex-Tech worker pleads guilty in credit card fraud

By BILL RANKIN

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

05/13/08

Big Bird and His Friends From Sesame Street Take Kids on an Incredible Journey Through the Sky in: One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure

TMCnet

05/13/08

Not everyone's happy with Crow Creek Road upgrade

By Sean Doogan

NBC KTUU 2 (Alaska)

05/13/08
Dems, GOP together nix Murtha earmark

By Susan Crabtree
The Hill
05/13/08
Shiloh project hits bumps in the road

By MATT HAGENGRUBER
The Billings Gazette

05/13/08

Executives far less satisfied with pay, survey shows

By STEPHEN LOSEY

The Federal Times

05/13/08

Historical society receives $30,000 grant

By Kevin Braciszeski

Ludington Daily News (Michigan)

05/14/08

Prof: Strong Local Networks Can Stop Unwanted Dams, Airports and Other Controversial Projects

Ascribe

05/14/08

Congress' Approval Rating Ties Lowest in Gallup Records

By Lydia Saad

Gallup Poll News

05/14/08

Scenic byway designation could help boost county tourism efforts

By KATHY FAIRCHILD

The Marshall Democrat-News (Missouri)

05/14/08

Fuel developer claims his research was legitimate

By John Fosholt

NBC KUSATV 9 NEWS (Colorado)*

05/14/08
Andrews defends earmarks for wife's school

By Cynthia Burton
Philadelphia Inquirer

05/14/08

Hurricane museum backers to seek bids

By PATRICK COURREGES

The Advocate (Louisiana)

05/14/08
Big wheels to dedicate new bike center

By Jay Weiner
MinnPost.com

05/15/08

Farm bill full of pet causes backed by individual lawmakers

By JIM ABRAMS

Associated Press

05/15/08
On tap in space: Urine will not go to waste

By Traci Watson
USA Today

05/15/08

Debt Limit Increase Will Be Needed Before End of Year, Treasury Says

By David Clarke and Chuck Conlon

CQ TODAY

05/15/08

Metro Detroit greenway projects to split $1 million in federal funds

Metromode (Michigan)

05/15/08

Shuttle may link hot spots

By Amanda Lehmert

Greensboro News Record (North Carolina)

05/15/08

Sites in National Forests at Grave Risk, Study by Preservation Group Indicates

By Lyndsey Layton

Washington Post

05/15/08

Everett Road improvement project to add hike, bike lane

By Maria Lindsay

Akron Leader (Ohio)

05/15/08

Lobbyist Asks Local Business Leaders to Help Protect Beaches

By Joe Hart

Cape May County Herald (New Jersey)

05/15/08

Critics question whether money for rail in western Vermont is being well spent

By John Dillon

Vermont Public Radio

05/16/08
$1.7 Billion In Katrina Grants Remain Unspent

ABC 16 WAPT (Mississippi)

05/16/08

Independent estimate cuts cost of Census contract almost in half

By Gautham Nagesh

Government Executive

05/16/08
USDA Jobs A Day At The Beach?

By Sharyl Attkisson
CBS Evening News
05/16/08
Farmers frustrated by farm bill's earmarks

The Associated Press
05/16/08
RIC says 'thank you' to Cong. Kennedy

By Maria José
O Jornal

05/16/08

Lobbyist Talks Beach Funding with Avalon, Recent Storm Causes More Need

By Leslie Truluck

Cape May County Herald (New Jersey)

05/16/08
Crews begin shifting beach sand

By ROBB FREDERICK
Erie Times-News (Pennsylvania)

05/16/08

Beaches in Ocean City will be ready for visitors

By WILLIAM H. SOKOLIC

Cherry Hill Courier Post (New Jersey)

05/16/08
A fish story: McCaskill can't throw back earmark

Kansas City Star

05/16/08

Renovation of Aquidneck Mill building under way

By Richard Salit

Providence Journal (Rhode Island)

05/16/08
Audit: CSU misspent millions

By DAVE NEWBART
Chicago Sun-Times
05/16/08
Beaches

By JOHN RATHER
The New York Times
05/16/08
NSF funds research into how email chain letters spread

Network World

05/17/08

Mayoral Hopeful, an Earmark Critic, Has His Own

By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ

The New York Times

05/17/08
'Phoenix' of whaling national park reopens

By Joe Cohen
Spectator (Massachusetts)

05/17/08

Palm Beach gets federal help for sand plant upgrade to aid beach, but fails to reconstruct Reach

By WILLIAM KELLY

Palm Beach Daily News (Florida)

05/17/08

House panel OKs making Defense Dept. pay for munitions cleanup on beaches

Press of Atlantic City (New Jersey)

05/18/08
Maine's delegates seeking earmarks

By JONATHAN E. KAPLAN
Kennebec Journal (Maine)

05/19/08

Report: City spends 20% of grant funds

By Chris Joyner

Jackson Clarion Ledger (Mississippi)

05/19/08
Campus Notebook

By Emily Yehle
Roll Call

05/19/08

Who pays for home washouts? Convoluted federal insurance plan keeps PI owners guessing

By Katie Curley

The Daily News of Newburyport (Massachusetts)

05/19/08

Ocean Isle Beach receives best restored beach award

By Shannan Bowen

Star News (North Carolina)

05/19/08

Buckroe Beach will open to metal detectors again

By MATTHEW STURDEVANT

Newport News Daily Press (Virginia)

05/20/08
America's Best Days

Rasmussen Reports
05/20/08
Panel nixes Bush order on earmarks

By Susan Crabtree
05/20/08
Jury deliberates the fate of fuel developer

By John Fosholt
NBC 9 News KUSA*TV

05/20/08

Not All Earmarks Are Paid in Full, and a Senator Wants to Know Why

By RON NIXON

The New York Times

05/20/08

Fort Myers Beach council approves beach restoration, despite concerns

The News-Press (Florida)

05/20/08
District releases response to TEA report

By Philip Navarrette
Cleburne Times Review

05/20/08

JPD likely will forgo $12.5M in officer-salary grants

By Chris Joyner

Jackson Clarion Ledger (Mississippi)

05/20/08

Ex-CFO of bankrupt Valhalla research center avoids prison in misuse of federal funds

By Timothy O'Connor

Lower Hudson Journal News

05/21/08
Alaska Sea Grant announces 2008–2010 projects

Fish Update
05/21/08
Station upgrades begin this summer

By Daniel O'Keefe
South Bergenite (New Jersey)
05/21/08
Federal money to fund study

The Chetek Alert
05/21/08
Audit balks at Canaan grants

By Ken Ward Jr.
The Charleston Gazette

05/22/08

FBI probes possible misuse of federal money in Saginaw

By Terry Camp

ABC12 WJRT (Michigan)

05/22/08

African AIDS treatment advocates could force a hold on PEPFAR bill among US Senators

Africa Science News Service

05/22/08
McConnell feels the heat on earmarks

By Alexander Bolton
The Hill

05/22/08

Dispute Over House Panel's Earmarks Puts Hunter At Odds With White House

By Megan Scully

CongressDailyAM

05/22/08

Report: DOD Cannot Fully Account For $7.8B Spent In Iraq

By Dan Friedman

CongressDailyPM

05/22/08

Many former feds on Defense contractor payrolls, GAO finds

By ELISE CASTELLI

The Federal Times

05/22/08
Locals Aim To Save Neglected Park

By Lee Landor
Queens Chronicle (New York)
05/23/08
Feds should cut fuel use, Senators say

By GREGG CARLSTROM
The Federal Times

05/23/08

Stones River Greenway expansion under way

By CHASITY GUNN

Daily News Journal (Tennessee)

05/23/08
Salmon Fishermen Reeling In Your Tax $$

CBS Evening News
05/23/08
Records say Cunningham tapped ATMs at casino

By JEFF ECKHOFF
Des Moines Register
05/23/08
At $4K each, K-9 imports draw howls

By Mimi Hall
USA Today

05/24/08

Federal funds for bike racks may go unused

By CHARLES M. BARTHOLOMEW

Gary Post Tribune (Indiana)

05/24/08
The bike path to nowhere

By JOSEPH B. NADEAU
Woonsocket Call (Rhode Island)
05/24/08
Another speed bump for Route 11 project?

By Karin Crompton
The Day (Connecticut)

05/25/08

Public-housing troubles spread statewide

By Dan Stockman

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Indiana)

05/25/08

Housing authority rebuked by audit

By Dan Stockman

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Indiana)

05/26/08

Male-Male Courtship Pattern Shaped By Emergence Of A New Gene In Fruit Flies

Science Daily

05/27/08

Lab director admits 'mistake,' returns some money

By Frank Munger

Knoxville News Sentinel

05/27/08

Memorials help keep Clyburn in public eye

By James Rosen

Rock Hill Herald (South Carolina)

05/27/08

Aid on its way to salmon industry

By JENNIFER A. DLOUHY

Seattle Post Intelligencer (Washington)

05/27/08
Taxes subsidize ghost housing

By JANE PRENDERGAST
Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio)

05/27/08

Most Say Stimulus Had No Impact & Best Economic Policy is Getting Government Out of the Way

Rasmussen Reports

05/28/08

New Ethics Law Still Doesn't Stop Congressional Freebies

By ASA ESLOCKER and JUSTIN ROOD

ABC News

05/28/08

Machining the Vote: A brief history of lever voting machines

By Bryan Pfaffenberger, PhD

Op Ed News

05/28/08

A Message about the Senate Restaurants and Catering Services

By Lynden C. Armstrong

05/28/08
Walkway work takes first step

By Greg Marano
Poughkeepsie Journal (New York)
05/28/08
Audit: WHA improperly spent funds

By RUSS OLIVO
The Woonsocket Call (Rhode Island)

05/28/08

Arts advocates thank Laura Bush for her support

By BRETT ZONGKER

Washington Examiner/Associated Press

05/28/08

Woodstock Museum Calls Aquarians (but Not McCain) Back to Farm

By Jeremy Gerard

Bloomberg

05/28/08

Report: Billions in defense spending unchecked

By ANNE FLAHERTY

The Associated Press

05/29/08

Father's embrace of earmarks beneficial to candidate Hunter

By Michele Clock and John Marelius

San Diego Union Tribune

05/29/08

Lincoln Hall renovation among projects in proposed $31 billion capital plan

By Kathleen Foody

The Daily Illini

05/29/08

Rybak pushes self-service bike program for commuters

By Kendall Anderson

Twin Cities Finance and Commerce (Minnesota)

05/29/08
Losing DOT Bids Get Consolation Prize

By LINDSAY PETERSON
The Tampa Tribune

05/29/08

The price of a good time at political conventions: $500,000?

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

Associated Press

05/30/08

FDA Commissioner Issues Laminated Values Card to Address Low Morale at FDA

FDA Week

05/30/08
Orr gives Congress the vapors

By Al Lewis
Denver Post

05/30/08

Ex-Kanjo ally raps legislator on Fox

By BILL O ’ BOYLE

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader (Pennsylvania)

05/30/08

Federal funds are paying for Tierra Verde sidewalks, bike trails

By Lorrie Lykins

St. Petersburg Times

05/30/08

Worst Shill of Year? Six Flags and high gas prices

By Ken Silverstein

Harper's Magazine

Current record

05/30/08

IG: DOE contractor overspends on conference meals, booze, cigars

By ELISE CASTELLI

The Federal Times

05/30/08
Businessman guilty of duping investors, feds

By Karen E. Crummy

05/30/08

Frost Farm supporters celebrate federal funding for preservation

By MIKE KALIL

The Union Leader

05/30/08
Porked: Earmarks for Profit

By Chris Wallace
FOX News

05/30/08

HUD MAY INVESTIGATE PB LOW-INCOME HOUSING WOES

By AmyJo Brown

Pine Bluff Commercial (Arkansas)

05/31/08
National, Chestnut among road closings

News-Leader (Missouri)

05/31/08

Rep. David Hobson steered federal money to projects near properties he owns

By Sabrina Eaton

The Plain Dealer (Ohio)

05/31/08
Bill moves forward in La. Legislature to kill pet projects

WWL-TV (Louisiana)

05/31/08

Audit finds Civil War battlefield group reimbursed twice

By The Associated Press

Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky)