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[quote]A quick review of the Treasury Department's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) database reveals numerous line items that seem to have little or nothing to do with the pandemic.

For example, Walz oversaw the use of more than $4.3 million (across two line items) to cover parking costs at state facilities "for state employees and visitors." [/quote]

[b]Fight the pandemic and support families and businesses struggling with its public health and economic impacts[/b] - economic impacts ... trying to encourage more people to come back to downtown areas.

[quote]The state used another $1 million to fund a study into the feasibility of paid family leave.[/quote]

[b]Fight the pandemic and [u]support families[/u] and businesses struggling with its public health and economic impacts[/b]

[quote] and another $1 million to fund a statewide gun safety advertising campaign.[/quote]

(not sure about this one)

[quote]State employees in the Minnesota Department of Corrections got more than $1 million in overtime pay, thanks to the ARP stimulus bill. [/quote]

[b]Maintain vital public services, even amid declines in revenue resulting from the crisis[/b]

[quote]Another $7.8 million was distributed to two homeless shelters in the Twin Cities to cover ongoing costs.[/quote]

[b]Maintain vital public services, even amid declines in revenue resulting from the crisis[/b]

[quote]There's a $929,866 line item for "small business development" to teach minority- and women-owned businesses how to qualify for state contracts. [/quote]

[b]Build a strong, resilient, and equitable recovery by making investments that support long-term growth and opportunity[/b]

[quote]Another $1.8 million funded a grant program for the victims of crime, and $1.24 million was spent on Minnesota's "Grow Your Own" grant program, a state-run initiative that helps recruit teachers and other school employees.[/quote]

[b]Maintain vital public services, even amid declines in revenue resulting from the crisis[/b]

[quote]The Girl Scouts got $957,794 for an outreach program in low-income communities.[/quote]

[b]Build a strong, resilient, and equitable recovery by making investments that support long-term growth and opportunity[/b]

[quote]All those may be useful and noble projects, but it remains unclear why any of them were funded with dollars meant for pandemic recovery.[/quote]

[b]Hope I helped make the connection clear.[/b][/quote]

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