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Collected Item: “Little Rock and Relief”

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Little Rock and Relief

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Website

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This article details the $19 million dollars in aid Arkansas' capital received from the federal government. As part of the American Rescue Plan, many larger cities are receiving direct aid from the federal government and Little Rock previously received $18.8 million in May of 2021. The city has decided to allocate much of the funds to improving public works, renovations, and policing. It is interesting to see just how excessively covid impacted cities and the extreme necessity of federal aid. It is particularly beneficial when state legislatures have failed to provide money for needed refurbishment. However, payouts such as this begs the question: who will pay?

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#Arkansas, #relief, #LittleRock, #payments, #government, #federal

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https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jun/01/little-rock-expected-to-receive-second-tranche-of/

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Arkansas Democrat Gazzette

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2022-06-01
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