Vermont stimulus - Bennington Banner
May 21, 2009
Evslin said the state is set to receive $720 million from the bill as part of funding formulas. Evslin said that money is more or less a guarantee, unless the state makes a mistake. He said the state has more discretion with $17 million in Government Service Funds.
He said these are the funds that there is some disagreement between Gov. Jim Douglas and the Legislature on how to use the service funds. Evslin said the governor favors using the money for economic stimulus, while the Legislature would like to use it to fix holes in the budget...
Evslin said the state is set to receive $720 million from the bill as part of funding formulas. Evslin said that money is more or less a guarantee, unless the state makes a mistake. He said the state has more discretion with $17 million in Government Service Funds.
He said these are the funds that there is some disagreement between Gov. Jim Douglas and the Legislature on how to use the service funds. Evslin said the governor favors using the money for economic stimulus, while the Legislature would like to use it to fix holes in the budget...

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