Georgia to get $16 billion from stimulus bill - Phoenix Business Journal:

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Washington, D.C.-based broke out state-by-state allocationsd that represent 69 percent of the total cost ofthe act. Georgia will get $15.84 billion, or 3.99 percent of its grossx state product, the group The 1,071-page American Recover y and Reinvestment Act cleared the Houseon Feb. 13 by a vote of without any Republican and received final passage in the Senate latef that night ona 61-37 vote with thres Republicans supporting it. The White House claims the package, whicb includes billions in fundingtfor infrastructure, education, tax breaks, unemploye workers and state aid, will creates or save 3.5 milliobn jobs nationwide.
Included in the package is $71 billiohn for clean energy programs, $87 billiob for Medicaid, $8.4 billion for transit projects, $8 billion for high-speed rail and a State Stabilizatio Fund to help states and loca l governments avoidbudget cuts. The measur also earmarks $39.5 billion for education.