The Stimulus Package

A message from David Adkins, CSG executive director/CEO



The Council of State Governments was founded 75 years ago during the Great Depression by state leaders who knew the states are engines of innovation. Today, that same spirit drives our work at CSG.

With the passage of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the federal government has made an unprecedented commitment to stimulate the economy. A new Web site developed by CSG in partnership with Latham & Watkins, StateRecovery.org, will help state leaders and our partners keep up-to-date on leading information with daily updates on stimulus related developments.

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CSG Resources

StateRecovery.org
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: A Guide for State and Local Governments


Other Resources

Housing and Urban Development Information on Stimulus

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Governors Aim for Interbranch Cooperation on Stimulus

By Kelley Arnold, CSG Membership Outreach


Interbranch cooperation could be a key to states' successful use of funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

That's the way Maine Gov. John Baldacci and Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter see it. Both issued executive orders meant to foster transparency and cooperation between the executive and legislative branches. In fact, governors' offices across the country have seen a flurry of activity as officials strive to make sense of the federal stimulus package. Some have formed working groups, created new departments or appointed czars. The methods each state will use to spend the stimulus funds are as unique as the states themselves. In several instances, these methods have placed the governor's office at odds with members of the legislature.

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CSG Resources

StateRecovery.org


Other Resources

Maine Executive Order 25 FY 08/09
Maine Recovery Web Site
Idaho Executive Order 2009-06

States Set to Use Stimulus Funds

By Mikel Chavers, CSG Associate Editor

Show Missouri the money.

As soon as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law, the Show Me State pulled the ripcord on a bridge project that would use federal stimulus funds. That bridge project is the first in the nation set to use the federal stimulus funds, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

And other state government officials are on a similar track to using stimulus dollars quickly. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides more than $300 billion in potential funding for states and state-related programs.

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CSG Resources
State Recovery.org

Other Resources

Missouri Department of Transportation
New Hampshire stimulus projects
Wisconsin Office of Recovery and Reinvestment


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