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Washington has spent about half a billion in stimulus

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published October 27, 2009

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Officials say about half a billion dollars in federal stimulus money has been spent so far by the state government.

On Monday, state officials discussed some of the preliminary numbers submitted to the federal government earlier this month to help track stimulus spending. Final numbers won’t be available until Friday, when the federal government reports a major batch of stimulus data.

More than $2 billion has been awarded to state agencies, with more than half a billion spent to date on things like repaving roads, emergency food assistance, and clean water projects. Nearly $2 billion more has been awarded for cleanup at south-central Washington’s Hanford nuclear reservation. Local governments, tribes, and others are splitting an estimated additional $2 billion.

The Associated Press