By James Salzer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
June 30, 2010
The $17.9 billion state spending plan that takes effect this week is looking dicey even before the new fiscal year begins.
That's because Gov. Sonny Perdue and lawmakers balanced the budget using nearly $400 million in extra federal Medicaid stimulus money that Congress has so far declined to approve.
About 30 states, including Georgia, built that extra money into their budgets. They assumed Congress would continue providing Medicaid stimulus money that has been sent to states to help out during the recession.
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