The article "States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash" by Monica Davey was written for The New York Times. "States and Cities in Scramble for Stimulus Cash" was written for anyone interested in how the stimulus package will be divided among states, cities, and counties. This article was written to inform everyone of the ongoing problems with the stimulus package. Now that the stimulus package is through its first few stages, the next stage is figuring out how the money will be divided and who will divide it. Davey points out that even the state officials are unsure as to how much money they will receive. Some state officials are concerned that they will not receive as much money as needed for certain things such as education, alternative energy, and road construction. And the question is always there: Does the senate have enough knowledge about your state/community needs to give/take from it?
I think there is a reason to be concerned. Not knowing how much of the stimulus package that your state/county/city will receive can be troubling, but since the general public does not have much of a say so in the stimulus package anyways, it makes it less concerning. I guess it depends on what state official you have. If you have someone concerned more about alternative energy than education, then your state will probably show that.
