# of stimulus jobs in Ga. overstated
ATLANTA - An analysis suggests recipients of federal stimulus dollars have overstated the number of jobs created or saved in Georgia. ..snip In one such case, the Central Savannah River Area Economic Opportunity Authority in Augusta reported saving 317 jobs. But fiscal officer Chris Whitley says that represents the number of Head Start workers who received 2.3 percent raises from the stimulus funds.
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