Arizona and other states have largely failed to spend stimulus money intended for low-income housing, in part because of delays in Washington, according to a government oversight report released Wednesday.
Through late June, Arizona’s 15 public-housing authorities had spent just 3 percent of $12 million in stimulus funds for modernizing living structures. It had plans in place to spend another 11 percent, the Government Accountability Office reported. The results were unimpressive in other states, too. more…