Ohio Townships Left Out of Latest COVID-19 Relief Bill
PUBLISHED 7:30 PM ET Apr. 01, 2021
PUBLISHED 7:30 PM EDT Apr. 01, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — When President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan into law last month, it sent $360 billion to state and local governments, including roughly $11 billion for Ohio.
What You Need To Know
Latest COVID-19 relief bill does not allocate money for Ohio townships
Township officials say previous bills did, and without it, the townships will suffer
Ohio lawmakers, on a bipartisan basis, have asked the treasury secretary to help
Local governments have lost significant revenue during the pandemic
But for Ohioans who live in one of the 1,300 townships in the Buckeye State, their local government isn’t slated to get any of those dollars.