1. Grateful State Agencies Scrambling To Get Workers Going on Projects.
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Judy, Scott, Schwartz, Eileen, Florkowski, Joe, Carlsen, Robert, Long, J. T., Leslie, Melissa, Shaw, Mark, Blair, Scott, Illia, Tony, Fullmer, Brad, Bodilly, Lucy, Buehrer, Jack, Barner, Craig, Bergeron, Angelle, Buckley, Bruce, and Cho, Aileen
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WAR on poverty (United States) , *FINANCING of transportation ,AMERICAN Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Abstract
The article looks at the allocation and distribution of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by several U.S. states. Transportation work received $49.3 billion which was praised by politicians and officials in cash-strapped state highway departments. For work on highways, roads and bridges, Caltrans will receive $1.72 billion of $2.6 billion. On the other hand, the state of Texas will receive $2.2 billion.
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- 2009