MIKE: ALBANY STEALING OUR STIMULUS $$
source: http://www.nypost.com/seven/03052009/news/regionalnews/mike__albany_stealing_our_stimulus__1...
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Mayor Bloomberg was screaming highway robbery last night after Albany announced the city would get $1.9 billion in the first allocation of federal stimulus funds - at least $200 million less than he was counting on.
"The mayor has repeatedly said he was concerned that federal stimulus money meant for the city would get lost in Albany, and we are already seeing a clear example," declared Stu Loeser, the mayor's spokesman.
At issue is $2.7 billion in federal stimulus funds for Medicaid relief being distributed to counties around the state over the next 27 months.
City officials said they should have gotten at least $2.1 billion.
"The mayor has repeatedly said he was concerned that federal stimulus money meant for the city would get lost in Albany, and we are already seeing a clear example," declared Stu Loeser, the mayor's spokesman.
At issue is $2.7 billion in federal stimulus funds for Medicaid relief being distributed to counties around the state over the next 27 months.
City officials said they should have gotten at least $2.1 billion.
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