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As border apprehensions hit 20-year high, Biden faces growing political pressure
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Two local airports are among 23 across Arkansas sharing nearly $1.4 million in federal grants as part of the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act approved by Congress in December.
The funding is to help with offsetting costs and maintaining jobs as a result of COVID-19, according to the state's congressional delegation.
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ST. FRANCIS COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Two bills regarding the Pine Tree Research Station sale made progress in the legislative session this week.
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The House has already passed, for the second time, a sweeping reform of the H-2A guestworker program which would allow a year-round workforce and provide a path to citizenship for farmworkers. That measure, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, however, faces unlikely odds in the Senate.
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WASHINGTON -- The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will provide Arkansas with $1.7 billion in state fiscal relief, the White House said Friday.
Another $1 billion is earmarked for local relief.
The state's public schools will receive more than $1.2 billion as a result of the legislation, which President Joe Biden signed Thursday.
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LITTLE ROCK (TB&P) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded more than $4.5 million in federal stimulus money to Arkansas airports, including $4.38 million to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill.