Governor Brian Schweitzer discusses Montana’s stimulus spending plans

There are many areas of Montana’s economy that seem to be crumbling during the recession. The housing market is down, and unemployment is up, but state leaders are working toward recovery with nearly a billion dollars dedicated to Montana in federal stimulus money.

Montana chunk of the federal stimulus bill adds up to roughly $1 billion, and we sat down with Governor Brian Schweitzer http://governor.mt.gov/ to find out where the infusion of funds is going.

He said that millions are going into state improvement projects. The recovery dollars dedicated to Montana are being used to upgrade schools with energy efficient features, work on border patrol stations and pump millions into highway road projects. But some of Montana’s biggest industries are dying, including the timber industry, which is facing some of the toughest times ever.

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