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![Staffer Mackenzie Hunt smiles as a child raises her hand to answer a question during a lesson on shapes and colors on the playground at Living Water Child Care and Learning Center.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/AP23272554067167-e1696431536519-900x422.jpg)
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country. But to… Read More
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The federal government is investing $2.4 million to upgrade Burr Oak State Park
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The federal government is investing $2.4 million on upgrades to Burr Oak State Park to help promote tourism in southeast Ohio. The upgrades will include new… Read More
![A child care room has a rainbow on the wall with a pot of gold. There are cubbies to keep things up against the same wall. The tables nearby are well organized with cubs of coloring materials in them.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/child_care__credit_aleksander_krsmanovic__shutterstock.com_-scaled-e1659451504479-900x422.jpg)
Ohio makes more money available for child care grants using federal funds
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Child care providers around Ohio can apply for state grants to help with operational costs, workforce recruitment, and other needs. The state grants are… Read More
![Nan Whaley, a Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor in 2022, stands inside the entrance of Donkey Coffee, a local coffee shop, in Athens, Ohio, on Friday, June 11, 2021.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/061121_NanWhaley_059-scaled-e1623796755960-900x422.jpg)
Whaley proposes rebates to help Ohioans fight inflation
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio is set to receive $2.68 billion in the next round of federal funding from the American Rescue Plan. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
Athens Has Received Its First Big Slice Of American Rescue Plan Funds
By: Nick Viland
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The city of Athens finally received its share of the American Rescue Plan Act funds after a long wait from its announcement in March. The city… Read More
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Treasury Sends $12B In COVID-19 Relief To Ohio Governments
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Treasury Department said Monday that Ohio will receive nearly $5.4 billion in aid as part of Democratic President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package,… Read More
![The "Ohio Find It Here" sign welcomes people on the William S. Ritchie Jr. Bridge, also known as the Ravenswood Bridge, on the border with West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/find_it_here_sign_1-e1615835793607-900x422.jpg)
Local Ohio Leaders From Both Parties Welcome COVID Relief Money
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — $2.2 billion is coming to Ohio’s 88 counties from the new COVID relief package, and another $2.2 billion will go to 930 Ohio cities and villages…. Read More
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Here’s What’s In The American Rescue Plan As It Heads Toward Final Passage
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.