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Stimulus in Hand, States Race to Start Projects

NE, CA, MO, and MD all moved immediately with federal dollars

By Gabriel Winant,  Newser User

Posted Mar 17, 2009 10:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Four states—Nebraska, Missouri, California, and Maryland—claim to be the first to use their federal stimulus money, the New York Times reports. "Our project is definitely the first one to use shovels," said an official in California, where forest trail work started...   Read full story »

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