Report: $213M in stimulus money spent in Colorado so far - Denver Business Journal:

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million in funds from the federal stimulus plan has been spenft in Coloradoto date, Gov. Bill Rittere announced Thursday in the first of a series of reportse on localstimulus spending. The money spengt locally from the Americahn Recovery and Reinvestment Act so far includes increased payments forMedicaid services, increaseed unemployment benefits to laid-ofd workers, and one-time $250 checks to Social Securitgy recipients, the state report said. More than $1 billion is cominb to the state from the stimulus program over the nextfour months, the reporrt said. • $1.2 million for meals to low-income seniors. $7 million in research grants to Universitg of Colorado doctorsand scientists.
$60 million for about 30 drinking water and wastewaterimprovement “The Recovery Act has been supportinb working families and individuals acrosz Colorado to make ends meet durinyg this difficult economic time,” Ritter said in a statement. “Noew we are seeing the launcjh of a wave of projects that willprovide long-ter m benefits to the state. At the same my staff is helpinb to make sure a significant amount of funds is directecd toward boosting our New Energy Colorado expects to receive a totalof $7 billion througb the stimulus plan over the next two some of it in funding for programs and some of it in tax .