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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 11:01 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 13 January 2009 11:01
From USA Today:
Some states are counting on the federal economic stimulus plan being developed by President-elect Barack Obama and Congress to help them avoid deep spending cuts.
Ray Scheppach, executive director of the National Governors Association, hopes federal money will be given to states in the form of increased Medicaid funding — and not designated for specific projects such as road construction. Obama has advocated spending on roads and other public works projects as a way to create jobs.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 11:01 am and is filed under State Legislature News.
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