«It's outrageous that Palin wants to turn down Alaskans» fair share
of federal stimulus money for education, public safety, unemployment services and health programs,» said State Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins.
He argued that Governor M. Jodi Rell's
use of federal stimulus money will put K - 12 education at a disadvantage when the extra funding runs out.
The
flood of federal stimulus money into the nation's public schools has dramatically increased the demand for education consultants, leaving some stimulus recipients struggling to find seasoned advisors and others uneasy about the pitches they are getting.
pdf) What if there was a way for states, cities, and counties to leverage each $ 1
of federal stimulus money spent to generate $ 14 of private spending, create 14 times the number of jobs, reimburse the federal government -LSB-...]
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says city education jobs may have to be cut if the state doesn't pony up more money, or a fairer share,
of the federal stimulus money that is being filtered through Albany.
Between the two states, $ 1.2 billion
of federal stimulus money had already been allotted to create jobs and jump start high speed rail infrastructure.