From the Desk of Sen. Jessica Garvin

This week, we’ll finalize work on appropriating the state’s more than $1.8 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through a special session. The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding has worked this past year with citizens, businesses, nonprofits, schools, and state agencies to decide how best to utilize this money to help our state and citizens recover from the hards...