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Paterson: Stimulus funds would be put to work quickly

New York would start a host of building projects "within a month" of receiving federal stimulus money, Gov. David A. Paterson said yesterday.

State officials have identified 40 "shovel-ready" transportation and 58 wastewater treatment projects that have been stalled because of the two-year, $15-billion budget deficit. But with money from Washington, as part of a second stimulus package, work...

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