Thursday, February 12, 2009

$3.5 billion for Wisconsin

Governor Jim Doyle stated today that Wisconsin will receive an estimated $3.5 Billion of the $789 billion from the Federal economic stimulus package.

Doyle said the total of $3.5 billion that state and local governments, and Wisconsin schools and businesses could get under the federal stimulus package includes:

• $2 billion for help paying health-care, education and other state government bills;

• $550 million for highway and bridge projects;

• Additional money for high-speed rail service from Chicago to Milwaukee and Madison;

• $400 million in clean water and sewer programs;

• $150 million for weatherization programs;

• And more money for research and National Institutes of Health projects.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is it me or is this asinine that the stimulus package is bailing out the government and not the people. Nevertheless the fact that its bailing out Gov. Doyle's lack of responsibility....

victor said...

its really good information thanks for sharing with us

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