How Will the Federal Stimulus Impact MN?
Looking for information on how the federal stimulus package with impact MN?
The Department of MN Management & Budget has already set up a new website to track how federal stimulus dollars from the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be spent in Minnesota: www.finance.state.mn.us/stimulus
Early estimates of federal stimulus funding for MN specifically is already available online at the MMB website through this PDF document. This document summarizes the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act by describing the program being funded, an estimate of how much money Minnesota will receive for that program, and then a description of how that money will be dispersed: through an existing forumula, through a competitive grant, etc.
The federal government has also set up a website to track how federal stimulus dollars will be spent: www.recovery.gov . This website also provides comprehensive information about the federal stimulus package, such as a state-by-state breakout of where money is going and a timeline of how the money will be spent.
Apple Valley
March 9th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I see in the news this morning that some of the stimulus money is going to road repair,which is needed without a doubt, however this will give a limited number of people jobs. Why is not some of this money going to assist infrastrucure project with a long term effect, such as the the request by Mall of America for assistance on the taxes to help build parking ramps,so we can start on our second phase. This is a very worth while project and will put thousands of people to work for a long time. Somebody needs to take aa look at the overall picture