By Conrad Swanson, includes “In the COVID-19 pandemic, the very definition of a public health crisis, Denver spent less than 5% of federal stimulus money on public health itself. … And while there are oversight mechanisms in place to ensure the money is spent properly across the country, they’re different from government to government — and much of it won’t be reviewed for months. ‘I don’t believe the reporting requirements back to the federal government are very strident,’ Denver Auditor Tim O’Brien said. ‘They’re more focused on getting the money out than the accountability.’ …”