Patrick pens request for stimulus funding

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last month submitted written notice to the Obama administration that Massachusetts is ready to receive billions of dollars in federal recovery aid.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 requires the governor to certify within 45 days of its passage that he will request funding and indicate that he will use it for its intended purpose.
The Patrick administration said in a news release the state began mobilizing for recovery aid last December, establishing task forces to review and develop clean energy, education, information technology and other projects that may be eligible for federal funding. &#8226