Florida stimulus 'czar' defends pace of spending
&#8220;Stimulus czar&#8221; Don Winstead oversees spending $15.4
billion in Florida over two years. &#8220;We&#8217;re on a good
pace,&#8221; he says.  Associated Press  “Stimulus czar” Don
Winstead oversees spending $15.4 billion in Florida over two
years. “We’re on a good pace,” he says.  Don Winstead wields the
wonkish title of Special Advisor to the Governor for the
Implementation of the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009.  It's easier to think of him as Florida's stimulus
czar.  He's the point person tracking how Florida spends its
$15.4 billion share of the $787 billion economic stimulus
package, the one responsible for compiling reports to the feds
that justify expenditures. The first detailed look at where
Florida stands on creating jobs so far was due Saturday. Some
details are expected to be publicly released in the next few
days.  Winstead, 61, who has spent much of his career in
government posts, still serves as Deputy Secretary