State Aid Bill Breezes Into Law

dyn.politico.com — Included is $10 billion to preserve teaching jobs in the new school year, and $16.1 billion to help states cover their Medicaid payments for the first six months of 2011. More than past stimulus efforts, the bill pays for itself through a combination of tax reforms and often painful spending cuts, and the choices represent a new “common sense” message which Democrats hope will help them with voters in November.

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