Many thanks to West Virginia Watchdog for the heads up on this one. If not for them I would never have heard about how great our state is doing!
Over a billion dollars has come to West Virginia thanks to the Recovery Act.
$2,387,321 of that total is going towards eight fictional Congressional districts: the 54th, 9th, 4th, 6th, 12th, 13th, and 00. Here are the Recovery Act success stories for these districts (located at www.recovery.gov):
- Three jobs were created in the 54th, 9th, 6th and 12th Congressional districts, which received $1 million, $439,296, $208,117, and $191,795 in stimulus funding respectively.
- Two Jobs were created in the 13th Congressional District, which received $111,732 in stimulus funding.
- Zero jobs were created in the 4th and 00 Congressional districts, which received $429,296 and $6,587 in stimulus funding respectively.
Say it with me now … Aaaalllll Rrriiiiiiiiiiggghhht!
