American Rescue Plan Act

Washington County And The State Of Tennessee Misappropriate $2M In Federal ARPA Funds
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Washington County And The State Of Tennessee Misappropriate $2M In Federal ARPA Funds (Op-Ed)

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Washington County Tennessee Voted In January 2023 To Provide $2.0 Million Of American Rescue Plan Act Funds To A Meat Packing Plant To Be Built In Washington County Named Appalachian Producers Cooperative. In Reviewing The ARPA Guidelines, Washington County’s Usage Of The $2 Million In ARPA Funds Is Not Allowed. Washington County Decided To Utilize The ‘Revenue Loss’ Section Of ARPA Regulations As Justification For Providing The Funds. ARPA Regulations Detail That ‘Revenue Loss’ Funding Must Be Used For Government Services. Providing Meat Packing Services Is Not A Normal Government Service.

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Tennessee Residents Have Received $81.9M In FEMA Pandemic Funeral Assistance
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Tennessee Residents Have Received $81.9M In FEMA Pandemic Funeral Assistance

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Tennessee Residents Have Received $81.9 Million In Funeral Expense Assistance Through Covid-19 Funeral Reimbursements From The Federal Emergency Management Agency. Just Short Of Half Of Those Payments Were Made This Year. As Of January, FEMA Had Sent Tennessee $47 Million In Assistance.

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Mob Rule: How School Boards Undermine Parents And Are Arguably A Means For Implementation Vs Representation [Op-Ed]
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Mob Rule: How School Boards Undermine Parents And Are Arguably A Means For Implementation Vs Representation [Op-Ed]

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Reports Of School Boards Neglecting To Represent The Interests And Address The Concerns Of Families Have Been Emerging. Not Only Have Countless Videos Been Uploaded To Social Media Accounts Of Parents Pleading With Board Members Only To Be Buzzed Out Of Time And Overlooked, But Board Members Began To Report Parents As Terrorists Who Expressed Opposition To What Boards Were Mandating To Students. Evidence Is Accumulating That Show School Boards Have Become A Tool Of Teachers Unions.

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Tennessee Moves Closer To Spending Full $3.7B Allocation In Federal ARPA Funds
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Tennessee Moves Closer To Spending Full $3.7B Allocation In Federal ARPA Funds

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Tennessee Has Committed To Spending $3.4 Billion Of The $3.7 Billion Allocated To The State Under The American Rescue Plan Act.

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Tennessee Narrows List For Spending Final $600M Of COVID Stimulus
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Tennessee Narrows List For Spending Final $600M Of COVID Stimulus

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The Tennessee Financial Stimulus Accountability Group Has Categorized And Will Be Reviewing More Than 60 Applications For At Least $275 Million In Grants To Nonprofit Groups Or Public Service Organizations Affected By Covid-19.

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New Study Confirms That Federal Unemployment Benefits Kept Millions From Returning To Work
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New Study Confirms That Federal Unemployment Benefits Kept Millions From Returning To Work

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Increased Federal Benefits Last Year Perpetuated Unemployment And Kept Millions Of Americans From Returning To The Workforce, A New Study Released Wednesday Reports.

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