Polling released this week shows voters are big fans of free N95 masks and mailable at-home COVID-19 tests – all thanks to two new Biden Administration initiatives. Meanwhile, local news is full of headlines praising President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, as communities big and small across the country are finding innovative ways to use funding found in the American Rescue Plan.
According to new polling, Americans are incredibly supportive of President Biden’s plan to mail at home COVID-19 tests and make N95 masks free for all:
Axios: “Two new Biden administration initiatives — mailing at-home COVID-19 tests to those who ask and making free N95 masks available — are hugely popular, each backed by 84% of Americans in the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.”
At the same time, local news outlets continue to tout President Biden and congressional Democrats’ historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill:
ARIZONA
- Arizona Republic: “Arizona water authority to get $18.5M under infrastructure law”
- Gila Herald: “More than $50.5 million investment coming to Arizona for drought relief from bipartisan infrastructure law”
NEVADA
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Nevada will get $45M for bridge repairs under infrastructure bill”
COLORADO
- The Denver Channel: “Colorado set to receive $225 million for bridge repairs from federal infrastructure package funding”
GEORGIA
- 11 Alive: “$73 million in new infrastructure funding is coming to Georgia | Here’s where it’s going”
And county leaders are finding innovative ways to clean up communities and repay hard-working Americans with American Rescue Plan funding:
PENNSYLVANIA
- York Daily Record: “York County to spend $1M to up staffing, give bonuses in Children, Youth & Families”
SOUTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
- NC Policy Watch: “After years of neglect, four of NC’s most polluted Superfund sites funded for clean-up”
OREGON
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Published: Jan 25, 2022 | Last Modified: Jan 28, 2022