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American Rescue Plan delivering much-needed support to rural Minnesota counties

Nick Frentz, DFL-North Mankato, represents District 19, including St. Peter and the rest of Nicollet County, as a Democrat in the Minnesota Senate. Last week,...

Rep. Axne (D-IA) salutes American Rescue Plan on first anniversary

Rep. Cindy Axne of West Des Moines represents Iowa’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Recently, Rep. Axne wrote an opinion...

Patty Judge: ARPA has helped rural Iowans

Patty Judge is the former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and has also served as the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and in the Iowa State...

ARPA Funds Leveraged to Support Childcare in Rural Iowa

According to the Iowa Starting Line, a nonprofit daycare center in Decorah is closer to its $7 million goal to build a new facility...

Report: One Year of ARPA In Iowa

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA),  one of the largest infusions of funding directly to small towns...