http://www.yourstreet.com/news/federal-government YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Errors and poor estimates pepper the stimulus data that Oklahoma contractors recently submitted to the federal government. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756378/stimulus-jobs-data-plagued-by-errors Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:42:08 -0800 A few months ago, the stock market was cratering and our entire financial system was on the brink of collapse. The federal government pumped billions of dollars into some of the largest financial institutions in an effort to keep them from failing and taking many [...] http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751710/jobsanger-financial-system-is-still-shaky Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:02:08 -0700 The federal government's sweep against the La Familia Mexican drug cartel on Thursday resulted in the arrest of more than 300 people in 38 cities, including Washington, Colorado and Nevada. Denver Post (AP) View Comments | http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752425/federal-sweep-against-mexican-drug-cartels-net-some-in-west Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:41:08 -0700 The race to change the way Americans fuel their vehicles is propelling Michigan to the forefront in pioneering alternatives. Some alternative fuel technologies are further along than others, but breakthroughs are afoot in the Great Lakes State, especially with the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6748766/michigan-stakes-claim-in-clean-fuel-race Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:08 -0700 The federal government's Credit Card Act is bringing sweeping changes to the industry with reforms aimed at increasing consumer protection, but those with good credit might see negative effects. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742896/credit-card-act-to-bring-sweeping-changes Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:18:08 -0700 The federal government should reform health care in steps, rather than through one major overhaul that would be as hard to change as it’s going to be to pass, U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers told a Spokane Valley crowd Monday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743817/mcmorris-rodgers-calls-for-incremental-health-care-reform-mon,-12-oct-200 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:13:08 -0700 Richard Mack, a former Arizona sheriff, brought his message of resisting the federal government to a crowd of more than 100 people in North Knoxville Monday night. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744917/author-says-sheriffs-key-in-defeating-health-care-overhaul Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 With the once-in-a-decade US Census approaching next year, Boston is lagging behind the preparation timeline recommended by the federal government, according to the author of a survey released yesterday by the Pew Charitable Trusts. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749330/boston-is-lagging-in-census-readiness Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 With the once-in-a-decade US Census approaching next year, Boston is lagging behind the preparation timeline recommended by the federal government, according to the author of a survey released yesterday by the Pew Charitable Trusts. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749366/boston-is-lagging-in-census-readiness Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders on Monday released the details of his vision for a regional rail system that would connect Kansas City International Airport to Union Station and distant suburbs. The 144-mile rail plan, which Sanders has promoted quietly for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749570/jackson-county-executive-unveils-plan-for-a-regional-commuter-rail-system Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:15:08 -0700 Christmas is probably unconstitutional. I’m no lawyer, but the logic seems unassailable to me. Consider: Santa Claus aside, Christmas is an explicitly Christian holiday and the only holiday of any religion to be observed by the federal government. Which would... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744604/a-legal-argument-and-a-common-sense-cross-at-the-supreme-court Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:18:08 -0700 Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders on Monday released the details of his vision for a regional rail system that would stretch from as far south as Greenwood to Kearney. The 144-mile rail plan, which Sanders has promoted quietly for months, would cost $1.03... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749586/sanders-unveils-regional-rail-system Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:21:08 -0700 SAN FRANCISCO - Marijuana advocates are gathering signatures to get as many as three pot-legalization measures on the ballot in 2010 in California, setting up what could be a groundbreaking clash with the federal government over drug policy. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745494/a-push-to-legalize-marijuana Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:11:08 -0700 LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan is reporting about 19,500 jobs have been saved or created because of the federal Recovery Act. Nearly three-fourths of the jobs are related to education. The report, obtained from the state Monday, is based on information... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745853/michigan-stimulus-saves-or-creates-19,500-jobs Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:45:08 -0700 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- It is a rare criticism of elite American university students that they do not think big enough. But that is exactly the complaint from some of the largest technology companies and the federal government. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745307/training-to-climb-an-everest-of-digital-data Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:51:08 -0700 " Execution Methods Examined: Ohio's Review After Botched Injection May Have Wide Impact ," is the title of Peter Slevin's report in the Washington Post.  It appeared in Sunday's edition. The protocol is a familiar one, used by 35 states and the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742093/the-standdown-texas-project-the-ohio-review Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:36:08 -0700 If I were a recent college graduate, I would be outraged to be paying 6.8 percent in interest on my Stafford loan when market interest rates are closer to 2.5 percent! Where’s all that extra money going? Are exorbitant interest fees being paid to lenders in the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744934/we-need-change-in-student-loans Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:31:08 -0700 A 36-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a fellow inmate at U.S. Penitentiary Atwater, the federal government announced Friday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742964/atwater-inmate-gets-life-sentence-for-killing-his-cellmate Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:30:08 -0700 Columbia (WLTX) -- The federal government required that every state report all stimulus spending back on October 10.  In South Carolina, Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom says that's been quite a task. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745142/sc-reports-700-million-in-stimulus-funds-to-washington Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:10:08 -0700 WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets of the country clamoring for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745862/tough-choices-for-feds-giving-out-broadband-money Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:07:08 -0700