Stimulus Bill Leaves Out Money State Counts On To Balance The Budget

Despite hopes for an early resolution, state officials are still waiting to to see whether Congress will provide more than $360 million in extra stimulus aid - money already built into the new state budget.

A major stimulus expansion bill advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday - but only after being stripped of more than $24 billion earmarked for additional state Medicaid funding, including about $266.5 million for Connecticut.

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