Beyond the Beltway: Protecting Vital Services

Interactive Map on How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Will Protect Vital Public Services

Beyond the Beltway series: Overview: The Nationwide Allocation of $541 billion | Tax Cuts to Make Work Pay | Helping Those Most in Need | 21st Century Education | Protecting Vital Services | Energy & Infrastructure | Wrap Up: Local Recovery

The House and Senate versions of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act include spending provisions and tax cuts aimed at reviving our ailing economy. Both bills contain measures aimed at protecting vital services such as Medicaid, state education and other local priorities, and state law enforcement. The map below analyzes how much of this will go to Americans in each state.

This is part of a week-long series that examines the state-level implications of different aspects of the package; the series began with an overview map showing how $541 billion will be allocated to the states.

The methodology can be found here; you can access the supporting data here (xls), or download the house data and senate data as pdfs.

Beyond the Beltway series:

• Overview: The Nationwide Allocation of $541 billion
• Tax Cuts to Make Work Pay
• Helping Those Most in Need
• 21st Century Education
• Protecting Vital Services
• Energy & Infrastructure
• Wrap Up: Local Recovery

More information on our stimulus plan:

Column: Recovery Plan Offers Needed Change

Infographic: Four Reasons We Can't Afford Not to Have One

Video: Designing a Stimulus that Will Get the Economy Moving Fast