Pete Stark’s interactive stimulus spending map
By Josh Richman
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 at 10:21 am in General, Pete Stark, U.S. House.
Lots of lawmakers are quick to note the appropriations they’ve brought home to the district, especially those that come under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) economic stimulus effort. But the office of Rep. Pete Stark, D-Fremont, has come up with a clearer, more interactive way of seeing the impacts in his 13th Congressional District: A tagged Google Map with clickable icons explaining each appropriation.
If you click through to a larger version of the map, there’s a scrollable list as well.
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July 29th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
What’s the difference between Stimulus and Pork?
July 29th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Stimulus is what you congressmen brings you, Pork is what the other guys do.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Gotta hand to Ol’Pete’s staff, they’re tech savvy. As for Pete, he hasn’t had a new idea since Sam Rayburn’s last stint as Speaker, or maybe earlier.
July 29th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Bjd, love your explanation! BGR left himself wide open for that one LOL
July 30th, 2009 at 7:57 am
That was a great explanation, Arne. It’s only pork when it’s the other guy. Words to live by! Good call Bjd!
July 30th, 2009 at 7:58 am
It was an impressive display of the Google API