Iffy Senate outlook for state aid package
By Andrew Taylor
Associated Press Writer / August 2, 2010
Associated Press Writer / August 2, 2010
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WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama's Senate allies are taking one last run at advancing what's left of his tattered jobs agenda.
The $26 billion spending measure would help states and local school boards with their budget problems, but its fate is unclear in advance of a key test vote on breaking a GOP filibuster.
The idea is that money -- $16 billion to help states with their Medicaid budgets and $10 billion to help school districts avoid teacher layoffs -- will help preserve the jobs of public employees, giving a boost to
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