Stimulus Strings Come to Haunt the States

Stimulus Strings Come to Haunt the States

The Wall Street Journal ran a piece this weekend highlighting the fact that states, many of which had been eager to get their hands on federal “stimulus” dollars when they were being doled out, are now coming to realize that the “free money” wasn’t quite so free.

In fact, it came with serious strings attached that are now hampering state lawmakers budget-making decisions, specifically preventing them from making cuts in the area of higher education and Medicaid. Writes the Journal, citing a study conducted by our friends at the Evergreen Freedom Foundation in Washington State:

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