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Stimulus in the States

Recent Group Reports   National Resources

The federal government has passed an economic recovery bill that will help the country get out of the worst economic slump in decades. However, this effort will require the collaboration of national and state groups in order to be most effective. EARN groups are working at the state level to guide the implementation of the recovery plan, and to hold their state and local governments accountable for the recovery money. Below is a list of resources to help EARN groups in this effort, and reports from their work.

 

EARN Group Reports

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families:
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: What’s in it for Arkansas Children and Families? (June 2009)
ARRA Funding for Education in Arkansas: A Jump Start for Moving From Adequacy to Excellence (May 2009)
ARRA and Arkansas: Recommendations for Improving the Health of Children and Families (May 2009)
Unemployment Insurance and ARRA: An Overdue Win for Arkansas Families (June 2009)
Welfare Reform Redux: ARRA’s Potential to Help Arkansas Families in Financial Crisis (July 2009)

Michigan League for Human Services:
Click here for a page that lists all the reports
Food Assistance-Feeding Michigan’s Economy and Families (Nov 2009)
Understanding Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Extended Benefits (Nov 2009)
Action on Federal Stimulus Package (July 2009)

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute:
The Clock Is Ticking: Will Georgia Maximize Federal Stimulus Funds to Help Poor Families? (Nov 2009)
Summary of Federal Recovery Funds in Georgia (June 2009)

Policy Matters Ohio:
The Road to Recovery: Analysis of Federal Stimulus Funding for Transportation Projects In Ohio (Nov 2009)
Stimulus for Ohio: U.S. Unemployment Compensation Aid
(July 2009)
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: A Potential Boost for Midwestern Manufacturers (July 2009)

Center for Public Policy Priorities (Texas):
It's Getting Hot in Here: Texas Weatherization Assistance Program Provides Relief to Low-Income Families and Creates Jobs for the New Economy (Aug 2009)

 

 

National Resources

General Information

US Government

- Quarterly report from CEA: analysis of impact (Sep 2009)

Center for Budget and Policy Priorities

- State budget shortfalls
- Estimates of recovery funds in each state by topic

Working Poor Families Project

- Principles for state implementation of ARRA

Council of State Governments (State Recovery): Lots of information about the recovery bill and how states are dealing with it.

- State by state compilation of responses and legislation related to ARRA
- Calendar of deadlines

Center for State Innovation

- High road ARRA implementation conference:
How states can best access and use ARRA money to advance progressive policies during an economic crisis

Good Jobs First

The Workforce Alliance

Unemployment Insurance Modernization

National Employment Law Project

- What states need to do to get stimulus funds
- How much money each state will get
- How many people in each state receive extended benefits

Workforce Training

EARN: Summary of and recommendations for training funds

The Workforce Alliance: Recommendations

Transparency/Oversight

Economic Policy Institute:
Recovery.gov recipient reporting on jobs: problems and recommendations (Oct 2009)

States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery

Education

NEA: Table showing education shortfall in 2011 by state (Oct 2009)
White House: Educational Impact of ARRA (Oct 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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