The group Project on Government Oversight* says New Hampshire is the best of the 50 states at posting federal stimulus information on the state web site, mainly because New Hampshire is posting scanned copies of the actual contracts involved.
The groups says Pennsylvania does not list specific stimulus contract information, nor does it post copies of contracts on the state web site. Very few states do, according to the group's research.
We blogged here about some of the things you can find on Pennsylvania's state contract web site, and you can see what, to me, could be characterized as a copy of a contract. Then again, I've never worked for the state or for a company that contracts with the state, so maybe the document I'm looking at is something else.
The POGO group did say that it compiled its information "based on whether a taxpayer with basic web navigation skills and a basic understanding of (the stimulus act) can easily access (stimulus-act)-supported state contracts." It's possible they didn't find Pennsylvania's state contract site.
*I had the name of the group wrong in the original version of this post.
The groups says Pennsylvania does not list specific stimulus contract information, nor does it post copies of contracts on the state web site. Very few states do, according to the group's research.
We blogged here about some of the things you can find on Pennsylvania's state contract web site, and you can see what, to me, could be characterized as a copy of a contract. Then again, I've never worked for the state or for a company that contracts with the state, so maybe the document I'm looking at is something else.
The POGO group did say that it compiled its information "based on whether a taxpayer with basic web navigation skills and a basic understanding of (the stimulus act) can easily access (stimulus-act)-supported state contracts." It's possible they didn't find Pennsylvania's state contract site.
*I had the name of the group wrong in the original version of this post.
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