Breidbart: Sustain the budget via sustainability
President-elect Barack Obama hosted the nation’s governors in Philadelphia on Tuesday and Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell was amongst those who attended. The group chatted about how the federal government can help the states make it through the ongoing economic crisis and what sort of relief might be feasible. As for the terms proposed: The governors want $136 billion for infrastructure and $40 billion for health care.
It remains to be seen if those numbers will be met, but right now, Connecticut will certainly take all the money it can get. The state Office of Policy and Management...