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Where We Live

ARPA spending in Connecticut: How is money being used?

By Anya Grondalski,

Walter Smith Randolph

Published November 28, 2022 at 8:00 AM EST

President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. — President Biden signs the American Rescue Plan on March 11, 2021, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. The bill was one of several pieces of legislations passed by Congress to provide help to Americans during the pandemic.

The American Rescue Plan Act was signed on March 11, 2021. Less than two weeks later, $81 billion was released to states across the country.

This hour on Where We Live, we hear from experts on the state of ARPA spending in Connecticut. How is money being used to support housing, education and infrastructure?
Municipalities must allocate funds by December 2024 and fully spend them by December 2026.

Guests

Susan Raff: Chief Political reporter at WFSB
Alan Berube: Interim Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro at the Brookings Institution
Bilal Tajildeen: Co-Founder of It’s Time Waterbury
Darrell Bradford: President of the John Read Middle School PTA

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Where We Live

Anya Grondalski

Anya Grondalski is a freelance producer. She started at Connecticut Public as a radio production intern and currently assists in producing shows for Where We Live. Anya has double majors in journalism and political science at Quinnipiac University. She will be pursuing public relations for her graduate year.

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Walter Smith Randolph

Walter Smith Randolph is Connecticut Public’s Investigative Editor. In 2021, Walter launched The Accountability Project, CT Public’s investigative reporting initiative. Since then, the team’s reporting has led to policy changes across the state. Additionally, The Accountability Project’s work has been honored with a National Edward R. Murrow award from RTDNA, two regional Murrow awards, a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists, three regional EMMY nominations and a dozen CT SPJ awards.

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