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Montana ranks third in per capita stimulus spending

Montana has taken in more federal economic stimulus dollars than all but two other states, according to data compiled by the investigative website Pro Publica. Montana raked in $1,744 of recovery dollars for every citizen. That’s 33 percent higher than the national average of $1,170 per capita. Only Alaska, at $3,145, and South Dakota, at […]