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CARES Act funding is helping Alaska, but is it enough?

Season 2021 Episode 3 | 26m 30s

WIth $290 million dollars of Alaska CARES Act funding, Governor MIke Dunleavy announced new measures to ease access to that money. How have communities around the state used their CARES Act funding? Lori Townsend speks with Nils Andreassen, Executive Director of Alaska Municipal League and Lynn Kenealy, Local Government Specialist with Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

Aired: 08/27/20
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