Dear Colleagues,
Today, the House returned for a special session to pass a $26.1 billion package in aid to state and local governments. This effort has, for now, prevented many state legislatures across the country from convening special sessions to deal with shortfalls in budgets that had anticipated the federal assistance. The House has passed various versions of state aid, that were then held up in the Senate, until last Thursday, when then Senate passed this package that contains $16 billion in additional federal Medicaid support and $10 billion in education funds to retain teachers.
It is estimated that over 140,000 teachers' jobs will be saved, and for the 23 states that assumed the Medicaid money in their budgets, this bill will prevent deeper cuts to critical health services. (See a CSG breakdown of these state assumptions here.)
However, there are critics on both sides of the aisle with the passage of this bill. Some Members of Congress are concerned because the offsets for this state assistance came from the food stamp program and the renewable energy loan program. Many Democrats have noted that restoring funding to these programs will become a priority in September when Congress returns. Other Members are weary of further government spending, and worry that these additional funds will not create permanent jobs.
Despite these concerns, a majority of state government officials will breathe a small sigh of relief today, as the uncertainty of attaining these funds has increased in the past weeks. Below are state-by-state totals anticipated under this bill, expected to be signed into law by the President this week.
Please feel free to contact CSG's Washington, DC office for further information on this bill or other federal-state topics, at (202) 624-5460.
State | ARRA FMAP Extension | Education Jobs Fund | Total |
Alabama | $133,335,000 | $149,286,000 | $282,622,000 |
Alaska | $56,704,000 | $23,292,000 | $79,996,000 |
Arizona | $352,507,000 | $208,243,000 | $560,749,000 |
Arkansas | $129,447,000 | $90,883,000 | $220,331,000 |
California | $1,881,037,000 | $1,220,489,000 | $3,101,527,000 |
Colorado | $159,231,000 | $155,676,000 | $314,907,000 |
Connecticut | $204,427,000 | $110,960,000 | $315,387,000 |
Delaware | $47,971,000 | $27,617,000 | $75,588,000 |
Florida | $793,571,000 | $552,941,000 | $1,346,513,000 |
Georgia | $233,940,000 | $315,617,000 | $549,557,000 |
Hawaii | $90,304,000 | $39,353,000 | $129,657,000 |
Idaho | $53,105,000 | $50,492,000 | $103,597,000 |
Illinois | $552,766,000 | $420,839,000 | $973,606,000 |
Indiana | $239,031,000 | $206,188,000 | $445,220,000 |
Iowa | $112,041,000 | $96,721,000 | $208,762,000 |
Kansas | $87,070,000 | $91,977,000 | $179,047,000 |
Kentucky | $158,987,000 | $133,376,000 | $292,362,000 |
Louisiana | $394,559,000 | $145,090,000 | $539,650,000 |
Maine | $87,540,000 | $39,615,000 | $127,155,000 |
Maryland | $290,277,000 | $180,158,000 | $470,435,000 |
Massachusetts | $500,803,000 | $203,595,000 | $704,398,000 |
Michigan | $379,012,000 | $326,024,000 | $705,036,000 |
Minnesota | $281,675,000 | $167,193,000 | $448,868,000 |
Mississippi | $151,429,000 | $98,147,000 | $249,576,000 |
Missouri | $297,258,000 | $188,543,000 | $485,800,000 |
Montana | $39,518,000 | $30,447,000 | $69,966,000 |
Nebraska | $63,466,000 | $58,566,000 | $122,032,000 |
Nevada | $78,896,000 | $81,209,000 | $160,105,000 |
New Hampshire | $54,499,000 | $41,115,000 | $95,614,000 |
New Jersey | $407,951,000 | $272,444,000 | $680,395,000 |
New Mexico | $134,044,000 | $65,195,000 | $199,240,000 |
New York | $2,220,412,000 | $617,957,000 | $2,838,369,000 |
North Carolina | $342,923,000 | $290,868,000 | $633,790,000 |
North Dakota | $21,857,000 | $21,439,000 | $43,297,000 |
Ohio | $513,761,000 | $366,412,000 | $880,174,000 |
Oklahoma | $203,028,000 | $118,362,000 | $321,389,000 |
Oregon | $155,596,000 | $116,770,000 | $272,366,000 |
Pennsylvania | $668,449,000 | $390,216,000 | $1,058,664,000 |
Rhode Island | $73,770,000 | $33,773,000 | $107,543,000 |
South Carolina | $147,567,000 | $142,123,000 | $289,691,000 |
South Dakota | $23,115,000 | $26,108,000 | $49,223,000 |
Tennessee | $238,882,000 | $194,040,000 | $432,922,000 |
Texas | $850,650,000 | $813,645,000 | $1,664,295,000 |
Utah | $58,445,000 | $98,275,000 | $156,721,000 |
Vermont | $39,228,000 | $19,313,000 | $58,541,000 |
Virginia | $293,255,000 | $246,292,000 | $539,547,000 |
Washington | $338,352,000 | $205,258,000 | $543,610,000 |
West Virginia | $81,055,000 | $54,565,000 | $135,620,000 |
Wisconsin | $228,080,000 | $179,572,000 | $407,652,000 |
Wyoming | $22,582,000 | $16,927,000 | $39,510,000 |
Total | $15,069,494 | $10,000,000 | $25,069,494 |
Numbers from Federal Funds Information for States | |||
