President-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress appear headed toward an economic stimulus package for states and workers. Some 387 economists, including several Nobel laureates, back that effort.
Today, governors met with Obama in Philadelphia to discuss help to financially strapped states.
Gov. Chris Gregoire pressed the new president for an economic stimulus package.
“Today, I asked President-elect Obama to propose a stimulus package that would provide Americans a steady paycheck, not a one time ‘bonus’ check,” she announced after meeting the president-elect.
AFSCME is urging increased federal funds for state Medicaid programs to stabilize state budgets and to help jumpstart the economy.
AFSCME is also calling for “counter-cyclical flexible grants.” These block grants would enable state and local governments to continue to provide public services.
In a related development, the governor has appointed Federation Executive Director Greg Devereux to a special task force on Washington’s fiscal crisis. That special panel meets for the first time Thursday (Dec. 4).
Also expect some budget news to come out of this week’s pre-session legislative hearings in Olympia.
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