Remember the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which Congress passed to provide “additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals and businesses?” Remember how a lot of that almost $2 trillion ended up getting spent?

Sure, plenty of it fit the definition of what most expected public “COVID money” would fund.

Some of it went toward swimming pools, event centers and any number of other use-it-or-lose-it projects that had us scratching our heads. It was all perfectly legal, and adhered to the federal government’s VERY loose “guidance” on what could be done with taxpayer dollars.

Now, West Virginia is asking for more guidance — this time on what to do with half of the $1.2 billion in federal Broadband Equit

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