Federal Stimulus Package: Implications for States and Municipalities
On February 17, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $787 billion stimulus package designed to create jobs, invest in public infrastructure, and stimulate the U.S. economy. Roughly $144 billion of these funds will go directly to states and localities.
Top Resources:
- U.S. Government: Recovery.gov
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Economic Stimulus 2009
- National League of Cities: Breakdown of spending provisions for local government programs and
- National League of Cities: "President Signs Economic Recovery Bill into Law” (general press release)
- Stateline.org: "How Much of a Difference Will the Economic Stimulus Package Make to States?"
- Associated Press: "Cities May Gave to Wait Longer for Stimulus Money"
- Wall Street Journal - Detailed breakdown of bill, including amounts for infrastructure tax cuts
- New York Times - Detailed look at stimulus package, breakdown by category
- American City & County: "Locals Welcome American Recovery and Reinvestment Act" (letter dated 2/15)
- U.S. Conference of Mayors: Major Victory for City Priorities in American Recovery and Reinvesment Act (article dated 2/23)
- ICMA/NACO/NLC: "Local Governments’ Vital Role in National Economic Recovery"
- New York Times: Special section devoted to stimulus-related articles
- American Public Transportation Association - Legislative Alert: ” ... $8.4 Billion Provided for Public Transportation and $9.3 Billion for High Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail"
- American Public Works Association: Breakdown of funds for Transportation and Environment and Water
- National Association of Home Builders: Federal Housing Tax Credit.com (launched 2/17/09)
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