Category: Voting

Neighborhood Stabilization, $2 billion, (a/k/a ACORN Stimulus?)

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 13, 2009
Categories In Voting

Could this be the controversial “neighborhood stabilization” funds ($2 billion) that might make their way to ACORN? The following is on page 86 of the “Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference” (emphasis added): The conference agreement provides $3,000,000,000, of which $1,000,000,000 is appropriated for the Community Development Block Grant program and $2,000,000,000 is […]

ACORN Stimulus

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 28, 2009
Categories In Voting

This report claims that ACORN may be in line for a piece of $4.19 billion as a result of the stimulus bill Congress is considering. UPDATE: See this February 13, 2009, post for more on how much ACORN may get under the emergency stimulus bill.

Photo ID Upheld

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 15, 2009
Categories In Voting

A federal court upheld a Georgia law requiring photo ID law to vote, according to this report. The 11th Circuit opinion is here.