• Unseasonably warm weather today, but a cold front is coming!
• Soft toilet paper makes polar bears cry.
• City of Austin to take, dole out fed funding.

City Manager Ott removes library hour cutbacks from his proposed cuts today. Mayoral candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn held a presser yesterday, speaking about council member salaries and library budget cuts. TxDOT Commission will hold special meeting next Thursday on projects to be funded by stimulus package. Burned corpse found yesterday morning belongs to a woman last seen attending Mardi Gras festivities on Sixth Street. Lago Vista man found with about 200 grams of meth in his car seat. Current St. Paul superintendent named lone finalist for AISD superintendent position. 91-year-old Pflugerville resident who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz has died. more ›

• So, the Qur'an is written in "Islamic" huh?
• Several GOP governors (including our own) are considering rejecting any money from the stimulus package that just passed.
• Hate and ignorance incarnate in Utah State Senator Chris Buttars.

• Eight people killed as tornadoes sweep through Oklahoma
• CEOs of nation's banks expect grilling before Congress
• Negotiations intensify on final stimulus plan

StimulusWatch.org is a volunteer-compiled wiki that lists all of the proposed "shovel-ready" projects that each city has proposed. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as the stimulus package is officially called, won't directly fund any of these projects, but if passed will allocate the money necessary to enable some of these. more ›