One-point-five-billion-dollars in stimulus money is set to come into Nevada. The state has received over 255-million-dollars in aid which has been directed to education and social programs such as increasing unemployment insurance benefits. On Friday Nevada's most recent 26-million installment of stimulus money was released by the Labor Department for jobless t9oinsurance benefits. Despite complaints of slow money disbursement, Governor Jim Gibbons office has stated he approves of the way money is being handled and believes the money must be moved to projects in an orderly way to ensure proper spending. Rural Nevada is set to receive funds for proposed water projects and Clark and Washoe County are on the priority list for the second round of project approvals.
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