Legislature Seeks Control of Pandemic-Related Federal Funds

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Legislature Seeks Control of Pandemic-Related Federal Funds

The Rules and Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday calling for Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. relinquish his control of nearly $550 million in collective pandemic-related federal funding and give the authority to the Legislature.

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