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State Representative Paul Anderson
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4317
For more information contact: House GOP Communications 651-296-5520
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TRACKING RECOVERY/REINVESTMENT ACT SPENDING
Neighbor-
More and more folks are asking me about the status of funds Minnesota is receiving from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The ARRA was billed as an emergency plan for creating jobs and aiding financial recovery. Minnesota is scheduled to receive $4.7 billion in ARRA funds, of which $1.44 billion already have been committed.
The following Web sites provide the latest information regarding this “stimulus” money in Minnesota:
1. The primary Web page for Minnesota is: http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/recovery/.
That page has links to two other topics of interest:
The first link is Fed Assistance Spent FY09: http://www.usaspending.gov/faads/faads.php?&fiscal_year=2009&principal_place_state_code=27&sortby=u&busn_indctr=r&datype=T&reptype=p&database=faads&detail=0.
The second link lists Funding Details: http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/doc/citizen/summary.pdf.
2. Information regarding local grants issued in Minnesota is at http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/multisites/recovery/loc-grants.
3. A list of transportation projects is at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/federalrecovery/index.html.
4. To see details on public safety, education, energy, economic development, and health and human services, click on the following link and then click on the box for each topic. http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/multisites/recovery/graphs.
5. To review the things done by the Minnesota Department of Commerce to implement its share of ARRA, open the Stimulus Funding Progress Report at http://www.state.mn.us/mn/externalDocs/Commerce/Minnesota_Stimulus_Funding_Progress_Report__090909041145_ARRAExpenditureProgressReport.pdf.
6. An overview of ARRA funding across the United States is at http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx.
State and local governments have a lot of responsibility in terms of putting these funds to their intended use. The aforementioned Web sites provide transparency in the ARRA process, so we should be sure to take advantage of the tools we have available to remain informed.
Unemployment numbers have not yet rebounded to any significant degree, so let's keep tabs on the situation to see if this program is merely shifting work and redistributing jobs while adding greatly to our national debt.
FLU CLINIC LOCATOR
On a completely unrelated topic, here’s a link to a flu shot locator which helps identify a provider convenient for you: http://www.flucliniclocator.org/.
Sincerely,
Paul
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Rep. Anderson encourages constituents to contact his new office with input regarding any state legislative issue. He can be reached on the web at www.house.mn/13A and via email at rep.paul.anderson@house.mn. To contact Anderson by phone, call (651) 296-4317. Mail can be sent to Rep. Paul Anderson, 239 State Office Building, 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, Minnesota 55155.
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