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LIHEAP payments: Arkansas benefits for energy costs arrive in six days

Eligible residents in Arkansas can expect assistance payments from the Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program beginning in just six days. The benefits are scheduled to be sent for July in 19 counties on July 10 to those who completed applications and were approved, per the Central Arkansas Development Council. CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS: HOW LIKELY ARE […]

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Arkansas

LIHEAP payments: Arkansas benefits for energy costs arrive in 17 days

Arkansas residents who applied and were approved can expect benefits from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program starting July 10. Over a dozen counties will be issued payments for the summer, as announced by the Central Arkansas Development Council. Those counties are Calhoun, Clark, Columbia, Dallas, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Lafayette, Little River, Lonoke, […]

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Iowa City council to discuss using ARPA funding to give 319 people left out of raffle | #citycouncil

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – 319 people in Johnson County who weren’t picked to receive American Rescue Plan Act funding are hoping the city council would use some of the extra funding the city got back to help them out. Johnson County, Iowa City, and Coralville set aside nearly $3 million to raffle off for […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas could see accelerated tax cuts thanks to state surplus

HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – As the fiscal year came to an end in June, Arkansas set a record in state income surplus at more than $1.62 billion. Last week, Governor Asa Hutchinson reacted to the record state surplus and announced his intent to call an Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas General Assembly. “This represents the […]

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Inflation, stimulus drying up, blamed for dip in Arkansas Lottery revenues | National News

(The Center Square) – Waning stimulus funds and runaway inflation eating up family entertainment budgets led to a 20% reduction of total revenue for the Arkansas Lottery, according to the director’s report. In April 2022, the Arkansas Lottery’s revenue was $51.8 million, down from $65.5 million the previous year, said Eric Hagler, executive director for […]

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