Palin stimulus decision stuns Anchorage school superintendent

Fri, March 20, 2009
Posted in Metro News

Yesterday the governor announced she found the federal stimulus package too restrictive on future state fiscal action and rejected a sizeable portion of the money. Much of the money she refused was for education, with over 25 million dollars destined for the Anchorage School District.

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Len Anderson, KSKA – Anchorage

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