Governor flies to Washington to support S.C. bid for stimulus
Friday, Feb. 05, 2010 By Gina Smith
Gov. Mark Sanford flew to Washington on Thursday to tell the Obama administration that South Carolina wants $300 million in federal stimulus money.
Sanford, who spent much of last year fighting parts of the Obama administration's stimulus plan, now wants S.C. to have a piece of $4 billion in "Race to the Top" education money.The money is awarded to states based on their plans to improve education and innovate. Forty states have applied so far.
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