ShovelWatch is a new site that pulls together the best info about the actual expenditures from the stimulus bill, pulled together from non-profit investigative outfit ProPublica, the NPR morning news program The Takeaway and WNYC, New York’s flagship public radio station.

One of their current stories is fascinating. Looking at transportation and infrastructure funds provided under the stimulus plan, the states with the highest unemployment rates get the lowest per capita aid dollars. For example, Michigan, which has the highest unemployment rate in the country, ranks 49th out the 50 states for this funding. Say what?