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Stimulus Czar in Nevada?

From the Las Vegas Sun:

Nevada moved a step closer Tuesday to getting a “stimulus czar” to keep tabs on money coming from federal grants.

Without an endorsement, the three-member Board of Examiners unanimously sent the request by Gov. Jim Gibbons to the Legislature’s Interim Finance Committee for consideration.

The committee meets Aug. 3.

Budget Director Andrew Clinger said $257,709 was needed to hire a coordinator and executive assistant to ensure stringent reporting and monitoring requirements are met for the $2 billion in federal stimulus funds flowing into Nevada.

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