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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Minnesota could get several billion dollars from a federal economic stimulus package.

Pawlenty's budget includes a placeholder amount of $900 million in stimulus money, but he said that number is likely to change. He said this morning that Minnesota could get an estimated $3 to $4 billion. 

The Republican governor has criticized the stimulus package that passed the House. He has said that it doesn't focus on infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, and instead includes longer-term projects such as the energy grid.

Pawlenty says under the House bill, most of the stimulus money going to states is designed for specific areas such as education and Medicaid.

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says Minnesota could get several billion dollars from a federal economic stimulus package.


Pawlenty: State could get $3 billion in stimulus money

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