Good news for Indiana, bad news for empty Republican talking points (see: Pence, Mike):
The figures were included in a new report issued by an independent federal board monitoring the program's progress.
A summary of the stimulus money state government received so far showed it paid for the equivalent of 16,310 jobs.
About $610 million went for basic school funding in June to help prop up the state budget that took effect July 1. That supported about 13,200 school jobs, according to the state summary. About $82 million more went to specific education programs, providing more than 2,000 jobs.
As I point out over at the Watchblog, this really means two things:
1. This puts the self-congratulatory back-patting of Governor Mitch "I balance budgets in my sleep" Daniels, doesn't it? As pointed out by Democrats at the time, his state spending plan was completely dependent upon federal spending that he has been loathe to embrace - except, of course, for when time comes to accept credit for new jobs.
2. In a larger sense, the national Republican Party must be scared out of their already-questionable wits. They've pushed all of their chips in on the bet that the national economy will continue to languish and health care reform will die. Should they be wrong on both counts, it will be extremely difficult (if not impossible) for the Party of Palin to find much of a leg to stand on for the next few election cycles.
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