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Governors Launch State Stimulus Web Sites
Residents Invited To Suggest Stimulus Use Ideas
POSTED: 2:08 pm CST February 23,
2009
UPDATED: 10:42 am CST February 24,
2009
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon wants your ideas about how to use Missouri's portion of the federal economic stimulus money.Nixon launched transform.mo.gov on Monday to solicit ideas from residents, local governments, businesses and nonprofits. Nixon said he hopes to gather as many ideas as possible from a wide range of sources.People can submit general ideas or more detailed proposals, which require a proposed timeframe and an estimated number of new jobs.Missouri is slated to receive about $4 billion from the stimulus package, though that amount does not include competitive grants the state might secure.Nixon said the money will be used for education and job training, new technology and infrastructure.Kansas state officials launched a stimulus Web site last week at www.governor.ks.gov/recovery. Kansas Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson said the site was created to help Kansans take advantage of the federal stimulus package.
Previous Stories:
- February 21, 2009: McCaskill Defends Federal Stimulus Pan
- February 20, 2009: KDOT Outlines Stimulus Projects
- February 18, 2009: Mo. Senate Plans To Track Stimulus Money
- February 17, 2009: Bridge Project Touted As First Under Stimulus
- February 17, 2009: New Stimulus Web Site Offers Kansans Help
- February 17, 2009: KDOT Considers Stimulus Dollar Spending
- February 13, 2009: Mo. Could Get $4.4B From Federal Stimulus
- February 13, 2009: Kan. Leaders Still Wary Of Federal Stimulus
- February 10, 2009: Kan., Mo. Governors Get Ideas For Stimulus
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