Pork Report, December 11, 2009: Puppet Show Edition

by The Pork Report

Nearly one in five federal employees paid $100,000 a year or more, and that doesn’t count overtime pay or bonuses

Congress to increase the federal debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion before year’s end

Minneapolis puppet show receives federal stimulus dollars

Columbus City Schools have more than 120 buildings, but the district is renting banquet halls, high-end hotels and conference centers with $145,000 in federal grant dollars intended help low-income students

Washington, DC receiving nearly 10 times as much federal stimulus funds per capita as the rest of the nation

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Posted Dec 11th 2009 at 2:03 pm in Pork Report | 20 Comments