Notes on the stimulus

Legislators have been briefed on the process of administering funds arriving from the federal stimulus bill, and one thing is fairly clear: projects won't be funded on the basis of political muscle. A procedure will be implemented that will fund projects on our "list" by considering an array of priorities without regard to recommendations/pressure from local, state, or federal officials (in other words, we'll have little oversight over it). A briefing memo will be distributed momentarily, and I'll post it once other members have it in hand.

Update: Stimulus Briefing